Self-Efficacy and Digital Anxiety and their Influence on Virtual Educational Performance

A Diagnostic Study in a Sample of Students from a Private University in Lima – Peru

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  • Ivan Iraola-Real Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Lima, Perú
  • Carla Vasquez Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7944-1375
  • Ivan Diaz-Leon Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0037-0442
  • Alonso Iraola-Arroyo Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v18i09.36183

Keywords:

ICT Self-efficacy, computer anxiety, computer self-efficacy, online teaching, digital sources

Abstract


Digital self-efficacy is the degree of confidence to efficiently use technological tools. This type of self-efficacy reduces digital anxiety and increases students' performance in virtual environments. This justifies the objective of the present research, which is to analyze the levels of self-efficacy and digital anxiety, as well as their influence on virtual educational performance in students of a private university in Lima, Peru. Using a non-probabilistic convenience sampling procedure, 116 students participated, 105 females (90.5%) and 11 males (9.5%) between 17 and 50 years of age (MeanAge = 26.78, SD = 7.02). The results showed that students perceived to agree in having optimal levels of digital self-efficacy and efficient virtual educational performance. However, they indicated neither agreement nor disagreement in feeling digitally anxious. In addition, it was observed that digital self-efficacy is related to virtual educational performance; and digital anxiety was higher in the older study cycles. The results dispute the concept of "digital native" because age was not related to high levels of self-efficacy, digital performance, or low levels of digital anxiety.

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Published

2023-05-10

How to Cite

Iraola-Real, I., Vasquez, C., Diaz-Leon, I., & Iraola-Arroyo, A. (2023). Self-Efficacy and Digital Anxiety and their Influence on Virtual Educational Performance: A Diagnostic Study in a Sample of Students from a Private University in Lima – Peru. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 18(09), pp. 165–179. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v18i09.36183

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