Publicación: DIGITAL LITERACY AND ICT IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN CHILE: DIAGNOSIS IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC
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2021
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IN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATION, STRATEGIES AND INNOVATIONS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING MADE TO ADAPT TO THE DIZZYING CHANGES THAT OCCUR WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF GLOBALIZATION. THIS YEAR, EXCEPTIONALLY, AS A RESULT OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY GENERATED BY COVID-19, EDUCATION, LIKE ALL OTHER SECTORS OF SOCIETY, HAS BEEN FORCED TO IMPLEMENT A DISTANCE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AIDED BY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR EFFECTIVE CONNECTIVITY. IT IS IN THIS SCENARIO WHERE LACK OF COMPETENCE AND ABILITIES HAVE BEEN SEEN IN STUDENTS, HAVING TO ADAPT TO THESE NEW VIRTUAL CLASSROOM CONDITIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DIAGNOSE GAPS IN ACCESS TO ICTS AND THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE PRESENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE NUBLE REGION, CHILE. THE RESEARCH UTILIZES THE QUANTITATIVE METHOD, ANALYZING THE OBJECTIVE REALITY BY MEANS OF A SURVEY-QUESTIONNAIRE TYPE INSTRUMENT, TO COLLECT QUANGFIABLE DATA AND CARRY OUT THE CORRESPONDING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS SHOW THAT MORE THAN 50% OF THE PARTICIPANTS CAN CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN THE DIGITAL FIELD, PERFORM BASIC FUNCTIONS TO SURF THE INTERNET AND CARRY OUT SCHOOL WORK. HOWEVER, 47% DEDICATE A SIGNIFICANT TIME OF THEIR ATTENTION AND CONNECTIVITY, IN SOCIAL NETWORKS, THROUGH THE MOBILE PHONE, EVEN EXCEEDING SEVEN HOURS A DAY. THE CONCLUSIONS FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATING, IN ALL PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, SUFFICIENT DIGITAL LITERACY TO ENSURE QUALITY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
