Distance students in agricultural and coastal regions of Costa Rica: socio-demographic characteristics, preferences and access to technologies

 

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Auteurs: Soto Soto, Suzanne, Tencio Blanco, Carolina
Formaat: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publicatiedatum:2018
Omschrijving:Costa Rica is one of the Latin American countries with the longest history in distance education, through the Distance State University, UNED, so it is of general interest to know its students and their relationship with technology and education. To assess these characteristics, we applied questionnaires to 66 students from an agricultural and livestock community (Sarapiquí) and 216 from a port community (Puntarenas). They reported a good level of access to electronic devices and Internet; prefer hybrid courses and like the coexistence of varied media and didactic materials. Even though they have a reduced participation in the groups that UNED offers them, they consider participation to be important in the process of professional formation.
Land:Portal de Revistas UNED
Instelling:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Taal:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/2028
Online toegang:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2028
Keyword:distance education
student profile
information and communication technologies
student participation and communication
media and didactic materials
educación a distancia
perfil estudiantil
tecnologías de información y comunicación
participación y comunicación estudiantil
medios y materiales didácticos