Pedagogical use of smartphones in rural educational institutions during pandemics; Uso pedagógico del smartphone en instituciones educativas rurales durante la pandemia

Abstract

In the pandemic caused by COVID-19, the 1 94 countries had to close their schools at all academic levels and take distance education as the only alternative, using electronic tools that allow synchronous and asynchronous communication, as is the case of Smartphones. The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of the pedagogical use of Smartphones on academic performance and virtual education in secondary and technical secondary schools in rural educational institutions in the municipality of Toledo, department of Norte de Santander, Colombia, during the pandemic. The survey technique was applied, the instrument was the questionnaire of 24 questions in Likert scale, the study corresponded to the quantitative approach, non-experimental design, descriptive correlational level, we worked with 50 teachers in rural areas, which made up the census sample, the results showed that the pedagogical use of Smartphone influences 55.3% in academic performance and virtual education in rural educational institutions in the municipality of Toledo, department of Norte de Santander, Colombia, during the pandemic 2020. © 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.