Efectos de la web y las TIC en el desempe？o y rendimiento de estudiantes universitarios de computación en modalidad a distancia

this study aimed to determine if changes in practice and performance by university students are produced when influenced by a distance-course in computing under a method based on the web and the use of its, in comparison with traditional methods. a quasi-experimental design was used consisting of a pre-test and a post-test with an equivalent control group. the sample was made up of 85 students, of which 46 were placed in the control group to be taught under traditional methods, and 37 in the group to receive instruction through the web and the use of its. with this latter method it was hoped to enhance learning and thus performance of computer science students. activities were created, applied and assessed making use of collaborative learning, problem-solving and group formation, through a cognitive and constructivistic approach to learning. the analysis of the results revealed that the use of the methodology based on the web and through the use of its achieved all the foreseen aims and produced statistically significant improvements in academic performance, thus proving the hypothesis upon which the study was based, allowing us to conclude that the development and use of distance learning techniques of the type applied to computer science is feasible, guaranteeing levels of performance equal to that expected in ordinary classrooms.