Influence of the use of the virtual classroom in the pedagogical processes of Zegel Ipae students

Abstract

In order to determine the influence that the use of the virtual classroom has on the pedagogical processes of the students, a quasi-experimental design was applied with a sample of 64 students; which was divided into two groups: 32 for the control group and 32 for the experimental group (those who used a virtual classroom). A posttest (questionnaire) was applied in which the following four pedagogical processes were evaluated: problematization, purpose-organization, motivation-previous knowledge and management-accompaniment; using the Mann-Whitney "U" for results. In order to evaluate the fifth dimension: evaluation; a pre and post knowledge test was applied, using the Student's T test. Reaching the conclusion that the use of virtual classrooms significantly improved the pedagogical processes in the students of the experimental group since they achieved superior results compared to those of the control group that worked with the traditional methodology.

Keywords: Virtual classroom; pedagogical processes; motivation; evaluation; learning.