Integration of ICT in the classroom and its impact on students: construction and validation of measurement scales

Abstract

The purpose of this research work was to encourage the use of computer applications by university professors. To this end, in this first stage, we designed and validated an instrument to measure to what extent they integrate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the classroom, according to the Adell (2008) model. On the other hand, we sought to interpret the impact that the level of ICT integration in the classroom produces on students. For that purpose, we constructed and validated a scale of impact evaluation from the perspective of the Abdala (2004) proposal, who understand impact evaluation as “the evaluation process aimed to measure interventions’ results in quantity, quality and extension according to established guidelines” (pp. 28.29). The participation of expert evaluators in the two phases of content validation made possible the advancement of the project. It is expected that this work will allow to discover the benefits of the application of technologies by the professors for all actors involved, evaluating the impact of the integration of ICT in the classroom.