Version 1
: Received: 10 November 2022 / Approved: 11 November 2022 / Online: 11 November 2022 (03:45:22 CET)
Version 2
: Received: 13 November 2022 / Approved: 15 November 2022 / Online: 15 November 2022 (01:12:52 CET)
How to cite:
Cespedes-Parra, J.; Camacho-Murillo, A. Digital Gap and Academic Performance in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Public School in Bogota. Preprints2022, 2022110213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0213.v1
Cespedes-Parra, J.; Camacho-Murillo, A. Digital Gap and Academic Performance in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Public School in Bogota. Preprints 2022, 2022110213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0213.v1
Cespedes-Parra, J.; Camacho-Murillo, A. Digital Gap and Academic Performance in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Public School in Bogota. Preprints2022, 2022110213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0213.v1
APA Style
Cespedes-Parra, J., & Camacho-Murillo, A. (2022). Digital Gap and Academic Performance in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Public School in Bogota. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0213.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Cespedes-Parra, J. and Andres Camacho-Murillo. 2022 "Digital Gap and Academic Performance in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Public School in Bogota" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0213.v1
Abstract
This study analyzes the academic performance of students from an official school in Bogotá (Colombia) who had asymmetric access to Information and Communication Technologies during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Classical Linear Regression Model is employed using data from a survey of a representative group of students in the year 2020. Results show technological gaps between students that are associated with asymmetric academic performance against students with limited or null access to the Internet and electronic devices. Results also show that, among students with permanent access to the Internet, women have better scores compared to men’s scores, which implies that women can achieve better academic results than men in virtual education. It is also noted that the sole access to an electronic device does not guarantee good academic achievements if there is no full access to the Internet, and if ICT-use skills have not been developed.
Keywords
Digital gap; academic performance; Information and Communication Technology; digital literacy; virtual education; Covid-19
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
