“El juego simbólico en el desarrollo cognitivo de los niños de 3 a 4 años en la unidad educativa Nueva Era”

Abstract

The present research project was developed with the objective of determining how the symbolic game influences the cognitive development in children from 3 to 4 years, for which a cross-sectional descriptive methodology was used that included 30 children from the Educational Unit Nueva Era, from the city of Ambato, in the province of Tungurahua, who were selected under inclusion and exclusion criteria. The investigation was directed to the cognitive area in these infants, for which symbolic games were included in the educational plan that the institution manages. The intervention process was carried out for 4 months, three times a week with the use of didactic material of the establishment and under supervision of the teacher guide, as an evaluation instrument was used the observation technique and activities of the Portage Guide, which Allowed to conclude that the symbolic game if it influences the cognitive development of the children of 3 to 4 years of the New Age Educational Unit, this was evidenced in a greater degree of performance to solve activities and proposed problems.