Scale to measure the uses of CAT tools in university teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic in segregated territories

Abstract

At the beginning of the year 2020, the educational sector in Mexico was forced to suspend face-to-face classes to avoid contagion by the COVID-19 pandemic, and higher education had to migrate entirely to virtual classes. As a result of this, teachers put into practice the digital competencies they possessed, which revealed a digital illiteracy. The main objective of this research was to develop an instrument to measure the use of digital tools in higher level teaching, as well as to know the diversity of technologies that were adapted during the pandemic. For this purpose, the instrumental methodology of Hernández (2011) was used, applying the validation of experts, using the focus group method with a value of .75 that is considered a good degree of validity. Reliability was also analyzed using Cronbach's Alpha, which showed a value of .78, which is considered adequate. The questionnaire is composed of 55 items, 28 of which are integrated by means of a 5-level Likert scale (1: never; 5: always) composed of 7 categories. Therefore, it is considered to be a valid and reliable instrument. The instrument proposes clearly defined categories which will allow: to know in a precise way the performance of teachers and will contribute to the improvement and professional development of students.