Rendimiento académico en los estudiantes de la carrera de Economía de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Lojaen tiempos de pandemia, periodo 2020-2021

Abstract

Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has caused a crisis in all areas, especially in education, higher education institutions have presented several challenges. Therefore, the main objective of this research was to analyze the academic performance of economics students of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja in times of pandemic considering the determinants of performance and also identified the main difficulties presented in the educational system. The methodology used was qualitative-descriptive, through bibliographic review and complemented with a survey, through an online questionnaire. The results indicated that the pandemic positively affected the academic performance of students, mainly academic and economic factors were the most influential, finally, it was identified that both students and teachers were not prepared to face a pandemic as such; there is a lack of training in technology issues and therefore, it is necessary toadopt policies that help improve educational quality and reduce the existing digital gaps.