Análisis del impacto de la educación virtual implementada por la pandemia de COVID - 19 en el desarrollo la psicomotricidad en niños y niñas de 5 a 6 años en un centro de educación inicial de la ciudad de quito en el período lectivo 2022-2023.

Abstract

The present research project was proposed to analyze the impact of virtual education implemented by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 and the possible difficulties that it left in the psychomotor development of 5 and 6-year-old boys and girls who were beginning their period. pre-school in pandemic in an Initial Education Center in the city of Quito in the period 2022-2023. For the research work, a quantitative methodology was used, which allowed the collection of data through a survey of the teachers of the initial education center, to verify if there have been possible limitations in the development of psychomotor skills of children aged 5 years. and 6 years. Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development and sensory-motor stages were taken as a reference to describe how these structures change and adapt in mental development. To continue with the research project, an informative triptych was socialized that served as a tool for teachers to support themselves in the suggested activities, which help the children of the initial education center to improve their motor skills. As a conclusion, the difficulties found in the psychomotor development of children 5 and 6 years old, both at a gross and fine level, were observed in the investigation and that may have repercussions in the future in the preschool period and occurred due to virtual education due to the pandemic by COVID - 19 that failed to fully develop.