Use of technologies and academic performance in adolescent students / Uso de tecnologías y rendimiento académico en estudiantes adolescentes

García-Martín, Sheila and Cantón-Mayo, Isabel Use of technologies and academic performance in adolescent students / Uso de tecnologías y rendimiento académico en estudiantes adolescentes. Comunicar, 2019, vol. 27, n. 59, pp. 73-81. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

Technologies have acquired strategic importance and have been defined as unprecedented educational tools. In this study, we analysed the use that 1,488 Spanish adolescents made of five tools (i.e. search engines, wikis, blogs, podcasts and instant messaging), and the impact that use of these tools had on their academic performance in science, mathematics, Spanish language and English. To this end, we explored frequency of use, time spent, purpose, place of use and level of satisfaction for each of the tools, as well as academic performance in the four subjects analysed, using the HEGECO instrument. Results revealed differential patterns in the use of technologies according to purpose, and in academic performance according to sex, age and use of the tools. Adolescents used search engines and wikis to carry out academic tasks, and podcasts for entertainment. In relation to academic performance, females presented better mean performance in linguistic subjects, and younger adolescents did so in all the subjects analysed. In relation to use of tools, the use of search engines was associated with better performance in science, Spanish language and English, while the use of podcasts was associated with better performance in mathematics. The implications of these results are discussed and evaluated.

Spanish abstract

Las tecnologías han adquirido una importancia estratégica, llegándose a definir como herramientas educativas sin precedentes. En este estudio se analiza el uso que 1.488 adolescentes españoles hacen de cinco herramientas; motores de búsqueda, wikis, blogs, podcast y mensajería instantánea, y se estudia el impacto de dicho uso en su rendimiento académico en Ciencias, Matemáticas, Lengua Castellana e Inglés. Para ello, se explora la frecuencia de uso, el tiempo dedicado, la finalidad, el lugar de uso y el grado de satisfacción con cada herramienta, así como los logros académicos obtenidos en las cuatro asignaturas analizadas, a través del instrumento HEGECO. Los resultados muestran patrones diferenciales en el uso de las tecnologías en función de la finalidad y en el rendimiento académico en función del sexo, de la edad y del uso de herramientas. Los adolescentes utilizan herramientas como motores de búsqueda y wikis para realizar tareas académicas y el podcast para divertirse. Relativo al rendimiento académico, las mujeres presentan un rendimiento promedio superior en las áreas lingüísticas, así como los adolescentes más jóvenes en todas las asignaturas analizadas. En función del uso de herramientas, el uso de motores de búsqueda se relaciona con un mayor rendimiento en Ciencias y en las áreas lingüísticas y el uso de podcast con un mayor rendimiento en Matemáticas. En este sentido, y a la luz de los resultados se discuten y se valoran las implicaciones.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: ICT; Academic performance; adolescents; secondary education; educational technology; digital competence; learning; educational context; TIC; rendimiento académico; adolescentes; educación secundaria; tecnología educativa; competencia digital; aprendizaje; contexto educativo
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BJ. Communication
G. Industry, profession and education.
G. Industry, profession and education. > GH. Education.
Depositing user: Alex Ruiz
Date deposited: 20 Apr 2019 11:55
Last modified: 20 Apr 2019 11:55
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/34260

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