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

Iraola-Real I.; Vasquez C.; Diaz-Leon I.; Iraola-Arroyo A. · International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (2023) · DOI: 10.3991/ijet.v18i09.36183

Resumen

Digital self-efficacy is the personal confidence to use technology tools efficiently. Digital self-efficacy reduces anxiety and increases student performance. For these reasons, the present research proposes to analyze the levels of digital self-efficacy and anxiety, as well as their influence on virtual performance in university students in Peru. 116 students participated, 105 females (90.5%) and 11 males (9.5%) between 17 and 50 years of age (Mean = 26.78, SD = 7.02). The results showed that the students have optimal levels of digital self-efficacy and virtual performance. Nevertheless, they were hesitant to feel digital anxiety. Then, digital self-efficacy was related to virtual performance. Finally, the concept “digital native” is discussed because the youngest students did not achieve optimal levels of digital self-efficacy, neither with low levels of digital anxiety

Instituciones: Universidad Tecnológica del Perú; Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades