Enseñanza & Teaching (Jun 2010)

Relations between the technological standards and technological appropriation

  • Carlos Alberto PRADO GUERRERO,
  • Sandra Irene ROMERO CORELLA,
  • María Soledad RAMÍREZ MONTOYA

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 2
pp. 77 – 101

Abstract

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The objective of this study is to analyze the educational practices of using Blackboard in blended learning environments with students of higher education to understand the relationship between technological appropriation and standards of educational technology. To achieve that goal, the following research question was raised: ¿To what extent are the standards of education technology with the appropriation of technology in blended learning environments in higher educa­tion related? The contextual framework of this work includes the following topics: the institution, teaching, teachers and students. The design methodology that was used is of a correlation type. Correlations were carried out to determine the frequency and level in the technological standards as well as the appropriation of technology. In the comparison of the results obtained by the students, the teachers and the platform; we found that students in the school study showed a high degree of technology ownership and this was the same for the performance shown on the technological standards. It was established that teachers play a key role in developing the techno­logical appropriation of students and performance in technology standards.

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