KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY BY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHERS IN A SELECTION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MIRANDA STATE – VENEZUELA

The data collection was carried out through three instruments: a questionnaire aimed at all the teachers of early childhood education, an interview directed at a selection of the teachers of the initial level, and an interview directed at the principals or coordinators of the 7 private schools of Miranda State. According to Prendes and Gerdán (2021), technological diversity is a great challenge, which implies technological training in each of the areas of education. The production of information implies the design of a set of networks and channels to process, store and disseminate knowledge; this makes possible the massification to different users, at different educational levels. [...]the incorporation of any ICT tool in the educational context begins with the teachers, by providing adequate training for their integration into the professional practice of teaching and research. ICTs in the knowledge society are the axis for information access, implying new challenges and a change for the teaching activity that requires new skills and the development of technological competencies (Solano et al., 2018).