Análisis del impacto de la virtualidad en el rendimiento académico en los colegios públicos en Tunja (Boyacá) a raíz de la pandemia 2020 – estudio de Caso

Abstract

During the year 2020, the world was exposed to a health problem that paralyzed all the social scenarios in which the population operates. For the case study, Colombia chose to implement virtuality for the academic sector, unexpectedly generating a great impact on students, teachers and families. A change within society that forced changes and adaptation within communities in the face of the new scenarios they were forced to adopt during the pandemic. This transition from face-to-face to virtuality allowed us to know strengths and deficiencies in the educational sector in relation to the connectivity, implementation and use of information and communication technologies – TIC, in the Official Educational Institutions of Tunja city. According to this, this report analyzes the implications of the transition from face-to-face to virtual learning in relation to the academic performance of the population under study, taking into account that it is important to analyze what was the impact on the student community, for which the results of the State tests for the periods 2018-2019, 2020 y 2021-2022 were taken as a basis. As well as in reports from different government entities that carry out an analysis of the pilot plan of alternation, which allow us to have a vision and a comparison on the subject under investigation. Taking into account the importance of knowing the perspective directly from the official educational institutions under study, interviews are carried out with the academic coordinators, where it can be seen how the pandemic time was experienced in the institutions. As a result, a relatively positive impact is evident in relation to the Saber 11 tests, as the average is maintained, without having a great change in the score in the analyzed periods. However, upon knowing the opinion of the institutions, the impact was negative by generating disinterest on the part of the student community and parents regarding the issue of virtuality, due to the difficulties in accessing and using ICT tools. As well as a temporary dropout and increase in repeat students for the year following the pandemic.