La música infantil y el desarrollo cognitivo en niños de 3 a 5 años en educación inicial

Abstract

This research focuses on children's music and cognitive development in children from 3 to 5 years old in early childhood education. In which the following general objective was proposed, to determine the relationship between children's music and cognitive development in children from 3 to 5 years old in early childhood education, Machala 2023. In order to fulfill the specific objectives, a quantitative methodology and a non-experimental design of correlational scope were used. In addition, three research instruments were applied: a structured interview to teachers, a checklist to teachers and another checklist to children. Likewise, the implementation of these instruments was carried out at the Centro de Education Inicial Las Ardillitas with a sample of 7 teachers and 63 children; As a result, teachers do not use children's music in its entirety in the classroom and therefore the infants have a limited vocabulary, pay little attention and concentration when performing activities, difficulties in cognitive processes, which is a problem that significantly influences their development with their peers and their environment, and above all they fail to develop learning in an optimal, playful and meaningful way. Finally, due to the evidenced problem and as a possible solution to the problem, a didactic guide of children's songs is proposed, which is related to the skills of the development and learning areas according to the Early Education Curriculum 2014, it consists of 21 activities organized sequentially estimating the beginning, development and evaluation.