Plan de educación vial para las unidades educativas de cantones tipo B, caso: cantón Echeandía provincia de Bolívar. Período 2021-2022

Abstract

The objective of this research work called Plan de Educación Vial (Road Education Plan) for the Educational Units of type B cantons, as it is the case of Echeandía canton in Bolívar province, was to develop an educational plan that would help to improve the teaching and learning process in road education issues.This research was carried out through the collection of information by means of a survey directed to the students of the Educational Units: Gonzalo Plaza Lasso, 5 de Octubre and Sabanetillas. With the information analyzed, it was determined that only 14% of the surveyed people knew what road safety education is, an average of 2% were able to differentiate between public and commercial transportation, everybody knew the traffic light and its use, a 90% knew the pedestrian crossing, and in general 15% were able to correctly distinguish the preventive, regulatory and informative signs. Based on this diagnosis, the educational plan was designed, which is divided by levels and sublevels of education according to the classification of the Ministry of Education. It was concluded that the students of the Educational Units of Echeandía canton have little knowledge on issues of Road Education. It is recommended that the competent institutions and organizations take this Road Safety Education Plan as a guiding tool for teachers in order to improve road safety knowledge among students