Alongside the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the use of technological alternatives in the area of education became essential for the teaching process, both for schools and universities. However, according to a study carried out in nine Latin American countries that year, only one fourth of surveyed university professors felt fully prepared for the inclusion of digital technologies in the classroom, while another 23 percent felt little prepared or unprepared.
Share of university professors prepared for the inclusion of digital technologies in the classroom in Latin America in 2020
According to the source: "Technical preparation refers to professors' self-perception of their ability to include new digital technologies in their courses."
The study was carried out among professors of the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
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Inter-American Development Bank. (June 30, 2020). Share of university professors prepared for the inclusion of digital technologies in the classroom in Latin America in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184136/university-professor-use-digital-technologies-classroom-latin-america/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Share of university professors prepared for the inclusion of digital technologies in the classroom in Latin America in 2020 ." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184136/university-professor-use-digital-technologies-classroom-latin-america/
Inter-American Development Bank. (2020). Share of university professors prepared for the inclusion of digital technologies in the classroom in Latin America in 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184136/university-professor-use-digital-technologies-classroom-latin-america/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Share of University Professors Prepared for The Inclusion of Digital Technologies in The Classroom in Latin America in 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184136/university-professor-use-digital-technologies-classroom-latin-america/
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