Educational transformations in the digital age: psychometric analysis of self-efficacy in virtual university environments in Latin America

Alexander S.P. · Clio. Revista de Historia, Ciencias Humanas y Pensamiento Critico. (2026) · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16905849

Resumen

In this study, the psychometric evidence of instruments that measure virtual environments and self-efficacy in Latin American university students was analyzed. The PRISMA flowchart was used to analyze eleven articles from the Scopus, Web Science, and Scielo databases. The keywords were: virtual environments, self-efficacy. The analysis showed that three of the psychometric instruments that measure virtual environments, such as self-efficacy in university students in Latin America, have a good level of factor analysis: one developed in Peru (the digital competence questionnaire), Chile (COMPDIG-PED), and the Dominican Republic (TAM). These results serve as a scientific basis for replication in any context in Latin American countries due to their level of validity and reliability. For this reason, it is important that students respond satisfactorily to the new challenges they face in their professional training and that these do not affect their personal health. In conclusion, it is suggested to work with larger samples, expert judgment, and include typical standards that give greater scientific robustness to the scale or questionnaire, because it measures students' perceptions of the use of virtual environments and self-efficacy.

Instituciones: Universidad César Vallejo