Resumen

RODRIGUEZ LEON, Yirandy Josué; CRUZ, Ivonne Jacqueline; BERRA BARONA, Claudia  y  RAMIREZ RAMIREZ, Margarita. Influence of Virtual learning environments in the Development of Cognitive Abilities: A Model of Structural Equations. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2023, vol.13, n.26, e005.  Epub 28-Ago-2023. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v13i26.1381.

Virtual learning environments have become an essential piece in shaping the new educational profile in Mexico and around the world. The objective of this research is to identify the influence of virtual learning environments on the development of cognitive skills in men and women through a structural equation model. The research method is quantitative and combines a descriptive and correlational approach. An exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis and a structural equation model were performed. The sample consisted of 423 students from the School of Accounting and Administration of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. The results show a positive incidence of virtual environments to develop cognitive skills in university students. Regarding gender, the statistical difference between one and the other is almost negligible, since the indicators for female university students are very similar to those for male university students, so it can be inferred that gender does not represent a significant difference for the development of cognitive skills within a virtual learning environment.

Palabras llave : cognitive skills; structural equation; virtual learning environment.