Technology availability and use by high school teachers

Abstract

In Mexico, the Integral Reform of Higher Secondary Education (RIEMS) requires that information and communication technologies (ICTs) be used as a means to diversify educational practices. Therefore, this study seeks to identify the level of technology availability (infrastructure, connectivity, and technical and pedagogical support for the use of technologies) in upper secondary education institutions. Based on the opinions of the students, the aim is to determine if there is a relationship between the availability and the use of technology in teaching processes. A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional design is used in the study. The main results show that there is a significant relationship in private high schools between technology availability and the use of technology in education related to learning experiences, working styles and student learning; however, it is independent of the variable digital citizenship. In the case of public high schools, technology availability is significantly associated with learning experiences, but independent of the variables working styles, student learning or digital citizenship.