Análisis del impacto de la educación online mediante los índices de desarrollo en la Unidad Educativa “Velasco Ibarra” del cantón Guamote, periodo 2018 – 2021

Abstract

The objetive of this research project was to analyze the impact of the online education modality through students’ development indexes of the “Velasco Ibarra” Educational Unit of the Guamote canton, by the application of statistical techniques. To perform the study, databases of the averages of students between the periods 2018-2021 were used, where the variables considered for the study were: sex, average, subject. A univariate descriptive analysis was carried out with the variables under study in order to observe the behavior of the data, subsequently a multivariate analysis was applied to determine the pattern of educational development, then an analysis was done using the goodness-of-fit test to observe whether or not there is a relationship between the variables under study, finally the educational indicators were calculated in order to show the changes caused in the academic performance of the students in the different school periods. As a result, it was obtained that, in the 2019-2020 period, elementary and high school students achieved high performance with an average of 8.13, the goodness-of-fit test identified that the variables gender, average and subject were independent of each other, The application of the analysis of educational indicators generated results, where online education affected academic performance with 88.59% of students approved, 11.41% not approved- It is concluded that there is an association between the variables and a direct relationship between the data was demonstrated, so it was determined that the online educational system has a direct impact on students’ learning. It is recommended for future research projects to take the observed data to measure significant changes that originate a new line of research for the benefit of the interesed parties.