Las actividades lúdicas para el desarrollo cognitivo en los niños del subnivel inicial II, Machala 2025.

Abstract

The present research study entitled "Playful activities for cognitive development in children of Initial Sublevel II, Machala 2025", arises from the need to create playful activities that help strengthen cognitive development in Initial Sublevel II in 2 educational centers, having as general objective: Analyze the use of playful activities in relation to cognitive development in sublevel II of 2 early childhood education centers. The research responds to a quantitative approach and adopts a correlational scope, which allowed establishing relationships between the variables through the collection and statistical analysis of data obtained through surveys applied to teachers and structured observations of children. Observation and interview techniques were used to collect data. The following instruments were used: a closed-ended survey for teachers, an observation guide for teachers, and another for children. These were used to evaluate the use of recreational activities and to understand the children's cognitive development. These instruments were administered to 5 teachers and a sample of 50 children aged 4 to 5 years from 2 early childhood education centers in the Machala Canton. The results show a positive correlation between the systematic implementation of recreational activities and the development of cognitive skills such as attention, memory, classification, and problem-solving in children. Therefore, it is suggested that ongoing training for teaching staff in active recreational methodologies be encouraged and that the design of educational environments that encourage play as a learning medium be strengthened.