ABSTRACT
The main objective of this research study is to assess early childhood educators' perception of their disciplinary, pedagogical, and technological knowledge for integrating ICTs (information and communication technologies) into skill development (e.g. phonological awareness and letter recognition). The TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) model is applied. The methodology is quantitative (TPACK survey) and qualitative (semi-structured interview). The sample consists of 86 early childhood educators from the south of Chile. The results show that early childhood educators have a low perception of their ICTs' disciplinary, pedagogical, and technological knowledge when teaching literacy skills to children at the transitional level. Early childhood educators acknowledge lack of knowledge and limited training for pedagogical application of ICTs. They also identify their introductory ICTs' training as a factor that influences pedagogical performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is concluded that early childhood educators have low TPACK perception when incorporating ICTs. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR] El principal objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la percepción de educadoras de párvulos con relación a sus conocimientos disciplinares, pedagógicos y tecnológicos para integrar TIC (tecnologías de la información y comunicación) con el desarrollo de habilidades como la conciencia fonológica y el reconocimiento de letras. Se aplica el modelo TPACK (técnico pedagógico de contenido). La metodología es cuantitativa (encuesta TPACK) y cualitativa (entrevista semiestructurada). La muestra es de 86 educadoras de párvulos del sur de Chile. Los resultados muestran que las educadoras de párvulos tienen una baja percepción sobre su conocimiento disciplinar, pedagógico y tecnológico cuando incorporan TIC para desarrollar habilidades de alfabetización emergente en niños y niñas de nivel transición. Además, reconocen falta de conocimientos y escasa preparación frente al uso pedagógico de las TIC e identifican la formación inicial recibida como elemento que incide en la práctica pedagógica durante la pandemia COVID-19. Se concluye que las educadoras de párvulos tienen una baja percepción TPACK cuando incorporan TIC. (Spanish) [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Información Tecnológica is the property of Centro de Informacion Tecnologica (CIT) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)