SCHOOL AND FAMILY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES STUDENTS AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF HIDALGO DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

From a sociocultural and holistic view, it is analyzed how school and family factors influence the teaching-learning processes of Mexican university students during confinement due to pandemics. From a qualitative approach, a case study and focus groups were used. The results show that, in the school context, teachers have little preparation and show difficulties in managing electronic resources. Moreover, it was found that teacher's evaluation criteria do not take into account the social conditions related to the pandemics. Regarding the family factors, the economic conditions and the family and contextual environment of the students, such as the provision of a suitable place and environment, electronic resources and the quality of the internet, could be decisive during their education. Students in their reflections and discussions offer alternative solutions to problems that arise at school and at home as solution.

Validation of a questionnaire on learning through ICT and its Effect on University Students’ Wellbeing During COVID-19

Covid-19 virus presence in most countries of the world has lead to an overuse of information and communication technologies (ICT) during training processes. This has made it possible to continue studies in different conditions than the ones experienced in 2019, now in compulsory social isolation and home study environments. This article aims to design and validate an instrument that allows measuring learning by information technologies and its effect on the welfare of university students who assist to online education. Authors began with a documentary analysis for the construction of the theoretical framework and then, the validity of the instrument is checked in a pilot sample of 1952 students. The result was an instrument with a Crombach’s alpha of 0.8. It is concluded that the instrument can be applied in studies related to similar problematic situations. © 2022, Associacao Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao. All rights reserved.

THE SCHOOL SENSE IN FRONT OF COVID-19. THE PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN HIDALGO

The use of technology today is a daily activity that a great majority of university students employ, but what happens when it becomes essential to continue with their studies? This is the case of four students from two Universities Public in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, the pandemic caused by the emerging virus COVID-19 has transformed their sense of school, thus invoking the indispensable use of digital tools, university students are mostly digital natives who have been in contact Most of their life with technology, but really, how prepared were teachers and students for the new educational reality with the use of digital tools? How have they experienced the new schooling when virtual education is implemented?