Analysis of Educational Data in the Current State of University Learning for the Transition to a Hybrid Education Model
William Villegas-Ch, Xavier Palacios-Pacheco, Milton Román-Cañizares, Sergio Luján-Mora
Applied Sciences, 11(5), p. 1-19, 2021. ISSN: 2076-3417. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052068
(APPLSCI'21a)
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Currently, the 2019 Coronavirus Disease pandemic has caused serious damage to health throughout the world. Its contagious capacity has forced the governments of the world to decree isolation and quarantine to try to control the pandemic. The consequences that it leaves in all sectors of society have been disastrous. However, technological advances have allowed people to continue their different activities to some extent while maintaining isolation. Universities have great penetration in the use of technology, but they have also been severely affected. To give continuity to education, universities have been forced to move to an educational model based on synchronous encounters, but they have maintained the methodology of a face-to-face educational model, what has caused several problems in the learning of students. This work proposes the transition to a hybrid educational model, provided that this transition is supported by data analysis to identify the new needs of students. The knowledge obtained is contrasted with the performance presented by the students in the face-to-face modality and the necessary parameters for the transition to this modality are clearly established. In addition, the guidelines and methodology of online education are considered in order to take advantage of the best of both modalities and guarantee learning.