Virtual Education in the critical thinking of university students

The goal was to determine the influence generated by virtual education on the critical thinking of students during the pandemic. The design incorporated positivist paradigm, applied type, explanatory level, quantitative approach, hypothetical-deductive method and quasi-experimental design elements....

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Autor: Valencia Morocho, Carlos Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Científica del Sur
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/778
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/desdeelsur/article/view/778
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:educación virtual
pensamiento crítico
foro de discusión
virtual education
critical thinking
discussion forum
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Sumario:The goal was to determine the influence generated by virtual education on the critical thinking of students during the pandemic. The design incorporated positivist paradigm, applied type, explanatory level, quantitative approach, hypothetical-deductive method and quasi-experimental design elements. The sample was non-probabilistic and consisted of 68 students, divided into an experimental group with 35 students, and a control group with 33 students. Both groups were given a pre-test composed of 20 items with argumentative texts, in order to evaluate their critical thinking. The control group was administered traditional teaching in virtual mode, and the experimental group the virtual teaching program through the discussion forum. A similar test was applied to both groups in the post-test phase. Following the application of the program, the results obtained by means of the Mann Whitney U test (81.00, Z= -6.142< .05) were significant. Conclusion: Virtual education significantly influences critical thinking.