HÁBITOS DE LECTURA EN ALUMNOS UNIVERSITARIOS DE LA CARRERA DE EDUCACIÓN EN LA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MANABÍ, ECUADOR

The purpose of the research was to explore the reading and information consumption habits of the students of the Education career at the Technical University of Manabí (UTM), through an exploratory diagnosis. The study is part of the positivist methodological paradigm, using a quantitative approach and a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional research design. A sample size of 327 units was estimated, assuming an error of 0.05, consisting of students enrolled in the Career of Biology and Chemistry, Basic, Languages, Artistic, Physical, Physical and Mathematical and Initial Education of the UTM in Faceto-face modality. The information was collected through a questionnaire applied between August-September 2019, using the forms offered by the Google Drive platform. The exploratory analysis of the data included descriptive statistics and the application of the Chi-square test. The results reveal that the students of the Education career are rare readers of a wide range of types of information, being in the specialty of Basic Education where better reading habits are reflected. These results raise the need to develop proposals, at the curricular level, that contribute to the development of reading habits that strengthen a greater integral formation of the future graduated in the Education career.