Perceptions of university students about changes in ways of learning by means of employment of new technologies I Taller “La perspectiva informacional en la Educación Superior transformadora, de calidad, pertinente y sostenible”

Abstract

Information and communication technologies are no longer educational technological tools and their use has become one of the basic skills to be developed in the teachinglearning process. The changes in the way in which the students of the Bachelor of Pedagogy-Psychology program learned with the use of new technologies, especially after the pandemic, was the objective of this study, especially after the pandemic, was the objective of the present study. Four focus groups made up of a total of 44 students from the four years of the degree, answered the protocol. Content analysis and the automated tool for the qualitative analysis of unstructured texts, Atlas.ti were used for the coding and identification of response patterns and the development of a conceptual map of words. The triangulation of sources and content enabled the analysis of the results. The study ratified the unanimous use of cell phones for access to the Internet and networks and as a complementary resource for the search for information; the independent study was carried out depending on the complexity of the subjects, the volume of content and the motivation. The prevalence of students who still prefer textbooks to study and those who need to improve metacognitive skills was significant. New technologies had a privileged use in recreational and entertainment activities. In general, after the pandemic, they devoted more time to independent study. Other research is needed to deepen and optimize the use of technologies in the professional training of educational psychologists.