Connectivism and its impact on English language learning at a State University (#1343)

Authors

Pérez Samanamud, Miguel Vladimir

Gil López, José Martín

Sáenz Rivera, Pedro Yvan

Pérez Samanamud, Manuel Edwin

Sánchez Castillo, Eddye Arturo

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the influence of Connectivism on the English language learning process in third-cycle engineering students at a state university. The design used was non-experimental cross-sectional with explanatory scope and with a random sample of 202 students. The instruments used were two questionnaires, one for testing knowledge about Connectivism and the other for learning English with a Cronbach's alpha reliability of (0.95) and (0.96) respectively. The results indicate that Connectivism in the majority of students ranges from a medium level (48%) to a high level (5.5%), on the contrary, in learning English it ranges from a low level (51%) to a medium level. (28.7%). Evaluated with the simple linear regression model, Connectivism influences the learning of the English language (p<0.001), but analyzed according to professional school, a significant influence was found in the Electronics (p<0.001) and Computer Science (p=0.007) majors; However, the results are not significant in the telecommunications and mechatronics majors (p>0.05). Likewise, the coefficient of determination indicates that the application of Connectivism generates 25.9% of the variability in the learning of the English language in the Electronics major and 12.2% in the computer science major. At the Faculty level, this percentage is explained in 11.7%.