The purpose of this research work is to study the influence of family factors and parenting practices on the socio-emotional development of 18-month-old children in low-income families of Ecuador. A quantitative, descriptive approach was used to establish the relationship between family factors, parenting practices and the socio-emotional development of children. The results showed that mothers with a better level of education have higher rates of parental stress and less socio-emotional deve...

The present work aims to develop in the teachers, as well as in the educators of the Child Development Center belonging to the MIES, located in the city of Durán province of Guayas, a reflexive learning process through the study of the game as a means of education , the development of the capacity of observation as a pedagogical tool in the classroom, as well as the feedback processes that enrich, strengthen and lead to the teacher's reflection and knowledge of the concepts of well-being and ...

This study focused on implementing summarization as a strategy to enhance reading comprehension of narrative stories. It involved 33 participants who had different English levels proficiency: 15 elementary, 10 pre-intermediate and 8 intermediate level. Taking into account the participants’ English proficiency, they had to read and summarize seven stories implemented during a period of 25 pedagogical hours. The quantitative instruments were pre-post survey, pre-post-test and pre-post checklist...

The main objective of the present action research was to determine how an extensive reading program influences students’ L2 reading comprehension skills and to analyze students’ perceptions and opinions after being part of the program. A group of 74 students from a private university in Ecuador were divided into a control group and an experimental group which took part into a two-month extensive reading program. Data obtained from a pre-test and a post-test, rubrics, interviews, and learning ...

The objective of this action research was to recognize parts of speech to improve word recognition in readings. The participants were a group of 24 students, 12 females and 12 males from a public high school located in Babahoyo. The students attended the12th grade and their range of ages was 15-16. The instruments to collect data were pre and post-test and checklists. These instruments provided quantitative data. The results showed a significant impact of Cohen’s d= 2.69 demonstrating a real ...

The purpose of this action research was to determine the effectiveness of self-assessment as a component of self-regulation strategy assisted by mobile devices. The investigation lasted seven weeks and involved 27 teenage students from a private institution in La Libertad-Ecuador. Participants were at A2 level according to the CEFR and had problems trying to interact in a conversation. The investigation involved the application of a pre and posttest. Participants were trained in and exposed t...

This research study analyzed to what extent the "weak" version of Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) supplemented by sound instructional practice strategies could reduce anxiety and improve online spoken interaction among learners who were in a CEFR B2 EFL course. At the end of this study, the researcher evaluated the extent to which this innovation had a significant impact on learners’ perspectives. The length of this innovation was five weeks, and it involved twenty-nine students who took ...

this work seeks to develop an experience that allows to improve the pedagogical practices of the educators of Early Education centers, as well as to strengthen in them attitudes and performances that favor the development and well-being of children, based on processes such as observation, reflection, play, well-being and involvement, and feedback. This project used a methodology based on a systematization process focused on describing the experiences lived with the guides of the University ...

The present article reports results of an action research that was performed with 16 students from a private elementary school located in Guayaquil. Mixed methods were applied and the sample was selected by convenience. This study addressed the following research questions: 1. To what extent does picture description impact fluency in young learners? 2. What difficulties are found in the process of picture description? In order to answer these questions a speaking test adapted from the Young L...

This study aimed at the improvement of oral interactions through the use of self-regulation supported by an application called Padlet, where students could upload and self-assess their videos. The sample involved 31 second-year students of Baccalaureate with an A1 English level. The study was done at a public high school in a rural zone in Calceta, Manabi Province, Ecuador. Learners developed five speaking videos about different topics and self-assessed their work against a rubric. The teache...

The purpose of this study was to improve students’ oral production by instructing self-regulation strategies facilitated with mobile devices. This research was conducted with thirty-two-second baccalaureate students from a public institution in La Maná Parish, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. This research focused on oral production, because of the fact that students were not able to produce spoken language according to the required level. This action research project was implemented in seven weeks, gather...

This research study implemented Question Generation strategy to enhance reading comprehension. The research was applied at a public university in Azogues. The sample was 23 EFL students with an A2 English level according to the CEFR. This action research was supported by qualitative and quantitative instruments: pre and post-test, pre- post surveys, rubric, and interviews. Results demonstrated the impact of this innovation was Cohen d= 0.61 which indicates a positive impact for learning....

The present study has a qualitative methodology with a case study approach. The objective was to analyze the collaboration process between professionals and ten families of children with disabilities in a Routine Based Intervention in a rural context of poverty in the province of Manabí, from the perceptions of the authors involved. The information was collected with the closing and glog interviews. Once the data were processed, two categories of analysis were found: relational and participat...

The purpose of this study was to improve learners’ oral skills through the use of peer feedback of students’ audios uploaded in WhatsApp chat groups. Twenty-two participants were exposed to different activities in order to increase their speaking fluency. An action research study that included quantitative and qualitative instruments was conducted. The study consisted of the application of a pretest-posttest, a Likert survey, and field notes. Results indicated an increase of 4.46 points on th...