El texto escolar de ciencias sociales en el diseño y desarrollo del currículo de la Escuela Fiscomisional Mercedaria Patria, con los estudiantes de cuarto año de básica

Abstract

The current work refers to how the textbook of Social Sciences is used in the design and development of the Mercedaria Patria physical school curriculum, with fourth year students, with the model that the institution manages. The educational center is located on Venezuela streets between Esmeraldas and Oriente in the historic center of the Metropolitan District of Quito (DMQ). Through direct observation to the teacher, it was found that the reality is different when transmitting knowledge within the classroom. The constructivist model they are applying does not always capture it. With the authorization of the Director of the institution, the documents were accessed to verify whether there is coherence between what is presented in the national curriculum and the text of the Santillana publishing house. The model that works the school is shaping the learning from the first actors that are the children with the teachers. In the investigation, the method and methodologies used during the collection of data from the investigation worked were pointed out, the field record that helped me clearly identify each class was handled. Finally, a writing was made, analysis of findings that guide and help to establish with precision the activities that the teacher carries out with the proposals of the curriculum and if they are linked to the constructivist model of the School and the Basic Education curriculum.