Analysis of financial education in children of fifth grade of elementary in urban schools of the city of Navojoa, Sonora

Abstract

The present research shows a diagnosis whose objective was to know the level of financial education that the fifth grade children of the city of Navojoa, Sonora, have to make a didactic proposal. The research was exploratory, descriptive and transversal, using the case study. A questionnaire was applied to 1,862 fifth grade children in urban schools in Navojoa city, Sonora. The questionnaire included seven variables with 35 questions using the Multiple Response Model. The results indicated, according to the scale used, that respondents possess acceptable knowledge in financial education. ANOVA confirmed significant differences in some variables taking into consideration aspects such as the type of school, school grade, sex, age and parental education level.