ANÁLISIS DE LA INTEGRACIÓN DE PLATAFORMAS DIGITALES EN LA ENSEÑANZA UNIVERSITARIA: VENTAJAS Y DESAFÍOS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.n2.3458

Keywords:

Plataformas Digitales, Enseñanza Universitaria, Rendimiento Académico, Motivación Estudiantil, Equidad Educativa

Abstract

El presente estudio se desarrolló en la Escuela Superior Politécnica del Ecuador (ESPE) con el propósito de analizar la integración de plataformas digitales en la enseñanza universitaria, un fenómeno que en los últimos años transformó los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje en la educación superior. La investigación respondió a la necesidad de comprender cómo los estudiantes y docentes percibieron las ventajas y desafíos de estas herramientas en un contexto marcado por demandas de flexibilidad, accesibilidad y actualización tecnológica. El objetivo general consistió en analizar cómo la integración de plataformas digitales incidió en las dimensiones de rendimiento académico, motivación estudiantil, equidad y acceso, así como en la satisfacción docente y estudiantil. Se aplicó un enfoque metodológico mixto, de diseño no experimental, transversal y descriptivo-correlacional. La muestra estuvo conformada por 120 estudiantes de quinto semestre y 10 docentes de diferentes carreras, utilizando cuestionarios en escala tipo Likert y entrevistas semiestructuradas para la recolección de datos. Los resultados mostraron que la mayoría de los estudiantes reportó mejoras en la comprensión de contenidos, motivación y aprendizaje autónomo, mientras que los docentes reconocieron la utilidad pedagógica de las plataformas, aunque señalaron limitaciones asociadas a la infraestructura tecnológica y a la necesidad de mayor capacitación. En términos generales, la integración digital fue percibida como positiva, con un predominio de valoraciones de acuerdo y totalmente de acuerdo, reflejando avances significativos en el proceso de enseñanza universitaria en la ESPE.

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Published

2025-10-21

How to Cite

Duque, A. M. C., Mayorga, G. L. G., Arboleda, L. E. M., Zambrano, P. A. P., Mejía, I. A. O., & Carranza, Ángela A. Z. (2025). ANÁLISIS DE LA INTEGRACIÓN DE PLATAFORMAS DIGITALES EN LA ENSEÑANZA UNIVERSITARIA: VENTAJAS Y DESAFÍOS. Veredas Do Direito, 22(2), e223458. https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.n2.3458