COVID-19, Didactic Practices, and Representations Assumed by Preservice Teachers at Universidad Técnica del Norte-Ecuador

Frank Guerra-Reyes, Miguel Naranjo-Toro, Andrea Basantes-Andrade (), Eric Guerra-Davila and Andrés Benavides-Piedra
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Frank Guerra-Reyes: Science Research Group Network e-CIER, Faculty of Education Science y Technology, Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra 100105, Ecuador
Miguel Naranjo-Toro: Science Research Group Network e-CIER, Faculty of Education Science y Technology, Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra 100105, Ecuador
Andrea Basantes-Andrade: Science Research Group Network e-CIER, Faculty of Education Science y Technology, Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra 100105, Ecuador
Eric Guerra-Davila: Science Research Group Network e-CIER, Faculty of Education Science y Technology, Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra 100105, Ecuador
Andrés Benavides-Piedra: Science Research Group Network e-CIER, Faculty of Education Science y Technology, Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra 100105, Ecuador

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: As an alternative for university students to continue their professional training during the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions implemented virtual learning modalities. In this context, it was proposed to determine the social representations assumed by university students who are pursuing their studies as future educators. It is presumed that representations related to didactic practices are composed of content (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) and organization (central core and representational system). This is an ethnographic study, with an available nonprobabilistic sample of 227 students from the primary education major at Universidad Técnica del Norte. Verbal association techniques and documentary research were used for information collection. To analyze the data, the IRaMuTeQ software (R interface for texts and questionnaire multidimensional analysis) was used. Two types of analyses were conducted: hierarchical classification and factorial correspondence. In conclusion, a virtuality with difficulties and a careful and responsible face-to-face modality are expressed as meanings associated to the representations, both of which require qualitative changes. Regarding the organization, didactic practice complementarity is assumed to be integrated in a hybrid learning modality.

Keywords: COVID-19; POS-COVID-19; didactic practices; social representations; verbal associations; virtual education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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