@misc{10481/66566,
year = {2021},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/66566},
abstract = {Digital competence in education includes, amongst other things, the ability to create
and manage content and information, mastery of communication tools, and solving technological
problems. The access to information and communication technologies (ICT) for educational purposes
could have affected the academic performance of mathematics students prior to COVID-19. The
objectives were to (1) analyze family and economic factors that could influence the use of ICT for
educational purposes, and (2) determine what attributes of Melilla’s mathematics students could
explain an additional variation in the use of ICT for academic purposes before COVID-19. A total of
2018 students at secondary schools in Melilla were included in this cross-sectional study. A validated
questionnaire with 14 questions regarding ICT and its uses and resources in mathematics learning
was administered to students. Statistical analysis revealed that 63.81% of students used ICT to
study mathematics and 36.19% did not. Of this percentage, 30.22% failed mathematics and 68.43%
reported that ICT does not help them improve their grades. The use of ICT to study mathematics was
influenced by students’ perceptions of its usefulness for their academic performance and learning.
We also found an association with educational level and time spent on the Internet.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Mathematics education},
keywords = {Educational technologies},
keywords = {Educational COVID-19 impacts},
keywords = {COVID-19},
keywords = {Academic performance},
keywords = {Online education},
keywords = {Emerging technologies},
title = {Uses and Resources of Technologies by Mathematics Students Prior to COVID-19},
doi = {10.3390/su13041630},
author = {Hossein Mohand, Hassan and Trujillo Torres, Juan Manuel},
}