Perceptions of young university students about their academic digital skills and virtual education during the pandemic

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No. 25 (2022)
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Published: 23-10-2022
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The Covid-19 pandemic has generated a multidimensional transformation in higher education. The sudden change in teaching modality that it brought about, together with the growing use of mobile devices for academic activities, placed a considerable burden on universities, who adjusted their institutional programs in order to enhance the pedagogical benefit of technologies in education. In this context, this study analyzes some perceptions of young university students about their digital academic skills and virtual education during the pandemic. The qualitative approach was used and the focus group technique was implemented in which a total of 26 young men and women between 18-26 years old participated in two campuses of the University of Guadalajara. The findings revealed that although the perception of their academic digital skills is good, objectively there were areas of opportunity for improvement. On the other hand, the general perception of virtual education has been bad at the beginning of the pandemic and has been changing at the end of it, presenting challenges mainly in the intentional design of teaching and learning activities.

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Young University Students Google Schoolar
Digital Skills Google Schoolar
Perceptions Google Schoolar
Virtual Education Google Schoolar
Pandemic Google Schoolar

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Castañeda-Camey, N., Correa Cortez, M. E., & Cervantes Medina, M. (2022). Perceptions of young university students about their academic digital skills and virtual education during the pandemic. Hachetetepé. Scientific Journal of Education and Communication, (25), 2206. https://doi.org/10.25267/Hachetetepe.2022.i25.2206

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Nicté Castañeda-Camey, Universidad de Guadalajara

PhD in Social Sciences, with orientation in sociology, Universidad de Guadalajara. National Researcher Level 1 by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). Full-time tenured "A" professor-researcher. Research interests: youth, migration, health and education. Other lines of research: youth, public policies and welfare; university policies and inclusión

Maria Esmeralda Correa Cortez, Universidad de Guadalajara

PhD in Social Sciences, a master's degree in Educational Research, and has completed diplomas in Public Youth Policies at UNAM and the OAS. His line of research is Youth Education and Culture in which he has conducted studies and published articles and book chapters. She currently coordinates the UNESCO Youth Chair and is a full-time research professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Guadalajara.

Mario Cervantes Medina, Universidad de Guadalajara

Professor-researcher attached to the Department of Sociology at CUCSH. PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Guadalajara. Responsible for the UNESCO Youth Chair, member of the Academic Body 934 "Public Policies and Welfare".

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