REMOTE TEACHING AND COMPETENCY ACHIEVEMENT IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19.; [LA ENSEÑANZA REMOTA Y LOGRO DE COMPETENCIAS EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS EN EL CONTEXTO DE COVID-19.]

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to determine the influence of remote teaching on the achievement of competencies in students of the Postharvest Management course of the Food Industry and Nutrition program of the Faculty of Agriculture and Livestock and Nutrition. The method used was experimental, applied research type, pre-experimental design, with a single group and the Ishikawa Diagram to group the main factors that influence remote teaching. The sample consisted of 25 stu-dents; the data collection instruments were the entry and exit tests. For the statistical treatment, the Student’s t-test for related samples was used. The hypothesis test resulted that remote teaching through videoconferences and the virtual classroom (videos, forums, class assignments) influence the achievement of competencies in Food Industry and Nutrition students, with a Student’s T value of 17, 170 and pv 0.000 < 0.05. It is concluded that remote teaching positively influences the achievement of competencies in undergraduate students. © 2022, University of Cienfuegos, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez. All rights reserved.