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Introduction. In order to establish links between socio-affective strategies and the development of productive skills in collaborative learning in times of pandemic (covid-19), the set of strategies that determine the general guidelines to follow to communicate in a Effectively orally or in writing, so that an overload of individual activities as the only communication strategy leads to an inappropriate socio-affective environment for the development of communication in class interactivity, even more so today due to the confinement carried out by the pandemic (covid-19) that in one way or another has limited the use of new strategies in collaborative learning. Objective. Determine the impact that socio-affective strategies have on the development of productive skills in collaborative learning in students. Methodology. In this context, it was proposed to carry out the present investigation with a qualitative-quantitative approach, in which the population and sample consisted of 169 students and 4 teachers. The validity of the proposal was demonstrated through research techniques and instruments such as surveys. Results. During the information processing, the results were presented using tables of frequency and percentages, the analyzes and selected interpretations. Conclusion. Socio-affective strategies permanently and positively influence the collaborative learning process in the development of productive skills in times of pandemic (COVID-19).

This article is part of the context of the ongoing investigation "Emotional intelligence and quality of life during the covid -19 pandemic in elderly people in the foster home for the elderly in Cevallos" of the direction of the Research and Development (DIDE) Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador. The research work refers to emotional intelligence and its quality of life, where the need to develop resilience in older adults has been shown as problematic so that they can face various problems of daily life; and thus, also the emotional intelligence to maintain control of their emotions and recognize those of others, allowing them to maintain healthy social relationships. The research objective set out to analyze the relationship between emotional intelligence and quality of life of “Hogar de Acogomiento del adulto mayor de San Pedro de Cevallos”, the research approach taken was quantitative-qualitative, with the bibliographic modality and correlational descriptive level; As a technique, a test was established for the students and a survey for the teachers. The results achieved to determine the strengthening of the resilience and emotional intelligence of older adults, with specific techniques and strategies to obtain greater personal well-being, focusing on the knowledge of their abilities and skills, the use and control of time appropriately, and as regards to the emotions develop the dimensions of emotional attention and emotional clarity.

Introduction. Clearly, in a country with poor reading habits, the use of literary circles is an exceptional alternative to inspire students to read independently and expose them to the foreign language. Spoken and written words are the foundation of life, children who read for pleasure every day not only do better in school, but also express themselves better, make friends and have certain key life skills. Objective. Analyze the benefit of literary circles on the reading attitudes of EFL students. Methodology. Quantitative methods were applied to determine the effectiveness of the research, as well as qualitative methods to analyze the progress of reading skills in students. The type of research is experimental, for which 67 students of sixth grade A and B of basic general education were carried out. Participants were classified using the AlTzar tool, distributing into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group was exposed to the reading strategy two hours a week for a month. A single pre-test and post-test were administered to the entire population as a tool to collect the information necessary for the corresponding analysis. Results. At the end of the study, the results of the post-test of the students were compared with the results of the pre-test by means of the T Student test, to later be contrasted with approaches, theories and conceptualizations of different authors of similar scientific investigations that supported the relevance of the initial hypothesis. Conclusion. The relationship between literary circles in the development of reading comprehension skills is of great importance since it allows students to learn within a framework of understanding the purposes and objectives of the target text, both the explicit written text and the implicit information and the one based on the facts of the story.

Introduction: Covid-19 brought countless consequences in many human activity areas like in university education. This phenomenon was analyzed from the point of view of different educational actors. However, the study refers to psychological status and educational strategies from the teachers' perspective from four universities in the Ecuadorian Sierra. Objective: The purpose is to identify the psychological status and educational strategies used by university teachers during a health crisis. Method: The research is a descriptive correlational type with a quantitative-qualitative focus. A survey of twenty-eight items was used, the first part corresponds to the Kessler test of psychological status and the second part is a survey about methodological strategies, its authorship corresponds to the researchers with a statistical value of 0,73 of the Cronbach´s Alfa coefficient, applied to 70 teachers at the following universities: Technical University of Ambato, Central University of Ecuador, Technical university of Cotopaxi, Bolívar State University and Technical University of the North. Results: The results show that 61,76% of the university teachers investigated suffer from psychological discomfort, from that the 33,82% are in the range (22-29 pts.) of high intensity, and 27,94% in (30-50 pts.) very high intensity. On the other side, 65% of teachers use classical conventional resources for teaching, and respect to education mediated by technological tools, sometimes contributes to achieving the learning objectives. Conclusion: It was identified that more than half of the university teachers register symptoms of psychological discomfort. Moreover, they continue using educational strategies like face-to-face education. Therefore, according to teachers' perception, they are not achieving the learning results expected.

Introduction. The following paper addressed the use of mobile technology to identify and counter bullying among students who are constantly bullied and in various ways, they can be verbally, physically, psychologically and currently even virtually given by social networks. Objective. Verify through the technological use "Mobile health" bullying and identify the presence of conflicts between teacher - student and between students, in addition to establishing a mobile application, to generate empathy that helps prevent and manifest bullying both inside and outside the classroom. Methodology. For the research the type of methodology was experimental – exploratory to analyze causes and consequently the effect that occurs in those involved, in the same way the quantitative approach was used. For the collection of information, the survey was executed as a technique and instrument the structured questionnaire focused on students and an observation sheet aimed at teachers, as well as the T.A.M. method (Technology acceptance model). The population is the ninth-grade students of Basic General Education of the Juan León Mera La Salle Educational Unit. Results. For the test of the hypothesis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov found within the test parameter was used. Students said they were not intimidated by teachers in 69.2%, In the same way, 47% mentioned never having been offended by their peers, however, 36.8% said that occasionally they did. Conclusion. It was concluded that the AfriEndly application was well received and technologically accepted, using the T.A.M, that despite being few students who feel harassed the App contributed to 113 of 117 students who downloaded it on their mobiles.

Introduction. During student life, university students have been exposed to various changes, especially in recent years where pressure and lack of adaptation to virtual education have triggered various repercussions within their mental health, mainly related to stress, is affecting their academic performance. Virtual education has shown weaknesses such as the lack of time for the development of autonomous work, the lack of updated computers and the internet, and the weakness in the methodology and didactics on the part of teachers for the access and use of certain technological resources, platforms, or the development of jobs. These indicators, together with the reality of the COVID 19 pandemic, have significantly increased levels of stress in general and academic. Target. Analyze if the virtual academic context is generating stress in university students. Methodology. A mixed approach is applied since we seek to analyze, describe the relationship of academic stress with education in virtual classrooms, a descriptive design, a field, and bibliographic modality since the information was collected from primary sources. Results. According to the findings, the students present high levels of stress associated with the problems that arise when using virtual classrooms. Conclusion. There is a relationship between academic stress and education in virtual classrooms, which is why it is necessary to apply intervention strategies that allow the prevention and reduction of academic stress in students.

Introduction. The way in which parents raise and educate their children or the parenting styles they use are decisive for various spheres of life, including prosocial behavior, which are actions carried out for the benefit of other people without expecting retribution of any kind. Objective. Identify the relationship between parenting styles and prosocial behavior in adolescents. Methodology. The sample consisted of 96 students belonging to the first, second and third of unified general high school, from the province of Tungurahua-Ecuador, during the scholar year 2021-2022, through a study with a quantitative approach, descriptive-correlational   scope   and   cut cross.   The   Parenting   Dimension   and   Styles Questionnaire and the original Caprara Prosociality Scale were used. Results. It was determined that the parenting style that prevails among adolescents is authoritative, followed by permissive. With regard to prosocial behavior, it was found that prosocial behavior predominates and later empathy and emotional support. Likewise, it was shown that women present a greater prosocial tendency in relation to men, identifying significant differences. At the same time, a statistically significant correlation was found between parenting styles and prosocial behavior. Conclusion. It was concluded that the parenting styles used by the main caregivers are related to the prosocial behavior of adolescents, so that values ​​and norms are internalized within the family.

Introduction. Information and communication technologies are cultural mediators towards a new approach to the educational community. The influence of information and communication technologies in the activities of social life and especially in educational work has overcome conditions based on the old "know-it-all and theoretical teacher." Objective. This research article aims to describe and analyze the contribution of cooperative learning to the development of digital skills, through the use of digital tools on the web through a series of programs and workshops related to the application of technology. Methodology. The methodology implemented is an experimental type of investigation, through a structured questionnaire of 40 questions on a Likert scale which was validated by means of Cronbach's alpha statistic with a result of 0.871 in which we worked with a population comprised of two intact groups; control group and experimental group, each one made up of 30 subjects. The contrast of the hypothesis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U statistical test where a value less than 0.05 Results. Consequently, favorable results were obtained where it is stated that collaborative work contributes to the development of digital competences, allowing a greater development of individuals in daily educational activities, Conclusion. Concluding therefore that optimal and flexible learning is guaranteed within a social environment, with the help and application of web 3.0 tools.

Introduction. During the month of January 2020 the World Health Organization notified the appearance of a new genome known as sarcov-2, since then the population worldwide has had to face the health crisis due to the covid-19 pandemic, which worsened during the year 2021 in Ecuador and the city of Ambato; the problem of the health emergency and the confinement had an impact on the physical health of people, which generated effects on the mental health, emotions and feelings of individuals. Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychological well-being and the effects produced by the Covid-19 pandemic in the families of the Pradera neighborhood. Methodology. The study was carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic in several families of the Pradera neighborhood in the city of Ambato, the research work was developed under a mixed approach, a descriptive methodology was applied; the study sample consisted of 20 subjects, all heads of household belonging to the residential neighborhood of the Pradera, the data were collected and analyzed in the strongest stage of sanitary confinement in the city of Ambato; the instrument for the collection of information presents categories corresponding to the psychological well-being for adults (BIEPS-A), which is divided into five categories: Self-acceptance, control of situations, social bonds, autonomy and life projects, which was applied by means of technological tools to avoid contagions. Results. The data reveal that 95% of the respondents have a high level of acceptance of their mistakes, that is, self-confidence to make the best decisions to face their family problems in the pandemic stage, however, 50% of the respondents have doubts in making their decisions alone, they depend on their relatives, it could be observed that 65% consider that the effects of the pandemic are in the economic part, 20% in health, 10% in education and only 5% mention the affectation of employment.  Conclusions. In the Pradera neighborhood of the city of Ambato, it was found that in the pandemic health stage, total support is needed from the family to face the psychological and social aspects produced by the pandemic.

Introduction: This research was carried out to determine the levels of physical activity and obesity by gender in students from the city of Ambato-Ecuador.  Objective. To identify the levels of physical activity and obesity in students in the city of Ambato, Ecuador. Methodology.  The research is a quantitative approach of the basic model type applied by non-experimental methods and cross-sectional field design, applying analytical methods as the basis of theoretical research and deductive methods, to obtain results and draw conclusions the descriptive method was applied. For data collection, two tools were used, the PAQ-A questionnaire and the BMI, which were used through the Google Forms application to 211 students from various educational institutions in Ambato. After data collection, the proposed hypothesis was tested. Result.  The main results show the levels of physical activity and obesity in the students of the different educational establishments of the Ambato-Tungurahua Canton, since when analyzing each one, the risks they can cause in health were detected, which is why the importance of physical activity and food is promoted.  Conclusions.  The level of Physical Activity in the students was identified, determining that in relation to the levels of very low, moderate and intense physical activity, the results obtained were lower compared to the low level which is the most prevalent between the two genders. The levels of obesity in the students of Ambato-Tungurahua during the period May-August 2021 were evaluated, establishing that the values between the female and male gender have similar values in relation to BMI.