Virtual Higher Education: Validation of an instrument at the Santa Elena Península Estate University

Abstract

The purpose of this research was the evaluation of the psychometric properties of a tool destined to measure its consistence and reliability, from various items constituents and gathered in dimensions, with the purpose of its validation in order to apply it after in the value of demonstration and realities of the virtual teaching learning process developed at Universidad Estatal Peninsula de Santa Elena, Ecuador, during the pandemic of the COVID-19. Literature was revised analytically to support the instrument since the previous theories and proposals. A validation by ten experts from five Latin American countries was done, regarding the V calculus of Aiken. The experimental study took a sample of 67 professors and 1819 students of all faculties and majors. For the internal consistency, reliability was analyzed by means of Cronbach Alpha, getting a value of 0.86 (α). An evaluation sheet was given to the judges in order to evaluate the sufficiency, clarity, coherence and relevance of the items, getting valuation corresponding to a validity of 0.98, considering it as, very good. In this way, a new version of the instrument was designed and adapted without removing any item, being competent to its application.