Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación

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    Background Knowledge and Reading Comprehension
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la educación -Carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2025-07-01)
    Mosquera Granda Patricio Ricardo
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    Suárez Mosquera Wilma Elizabeth
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    Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la educación -Carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros
    This research investigated the relationship between Background Knowledge and Reading Comprehension in students of the Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros (PINE) program at the Technical University of Ambato. A total of 73 students (58 women and 15 men) participated in this research, which used a descriptive, non-experimental method with a quantitative approach. The data was collected through a survey with 20 items based on a Likert scale. The survey instrument was first validated by five experts on the subject, achieving an Aiken's V coefficient of 0.99, which indicates a high level of agreement regarding the relevance of the items. Subsequently, a pilot test was conducted with a sample of 10 students, and the instrument demonstrated excellent reliability, with a Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.867, which confirms that it is appropriate for the research objectives. On the other hand, the research was based on three questions generated from the specific objectives. Since the general objective was to investigate the impact of the variables, the results showed that most students employ various strategies and subskills to support their reading comprehension during the learning process. The most used strategies include activating prior knowledge through pre-teaching critical concepts, visualization, scanning, as well as the use of visual aids, which facilitate the connection of new concepts. However, it also reveals that there exists difficulty with strategies like prediction, questioning, and inferring, which limit deeper and more critical comprehension. It is recommended that these areas be strengthened with practices focused on critical thinking and reading autonomy, integrating interactive materials that promote reflective and meaningful learning.
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    Cooperative strategies and speaking development
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2021-03-01)
    Lucio López, Karen Liseth
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    Chicaiza Redín, Verónica Elizabeth
    Speaking skill is a multifaceted one as it involves some subskills. Those subskills make this skill so challenging for speakers of a native language; and the ones who learn a foreign language. However, there are some differences when learning a second or foreign language that make speaking ability hard to develop in learners. The current research aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of using cooperative strategies to develop speaking skills in an EFL classroom. To achieve that goal bibliographic research supports this research work. Also, a pre-experimental investigation provides enough evidence to prove the hypothesis established in this research. The researcher collected the information through a pretest that showed students’ weaknesses in their speaking and interaction skills. Then, after applying three cooperative strategies like a jigsaw, collaborative storytelling, and think-pair and share, which develop that ability, a posttest determined the success of using them to develop speaking skills. After processing the data, the conclusion draws that students improve their speaking ability using those strategies. Also, they could interact in a better way by using English during this research study