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DOMINGUEZ GARCIA, Delia Inés; TORRES ROMERO, Fernando  e  ROSARIO CRUZ, Rodrigo. The COVID-19 Effects on Online Higher Education at The State of Guerrero, Mexico: The students Perception. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2022, vol.12, n.24, e018.  Epub 23-Maio-2022. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v12i24.1151.

The advance of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has forced the Latin America and the Caribbean countries to close the door of educational institutions at the preschool, elementary and Junior High School levels. In Mexico, public and private universities were also closed. For this reason, it is important to carry out a diagnosis of the impact of confinement and social distancing measures. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on the academic performance and emotional health of the student population of the School of Natural Sciences (ESCN) from the Autonomous Guerrero State University, within the context of the transition from face-to-face education to an online educational model.

The study was conducted on a sample of 88 students by applying an online survey. The results of the study show that 53.4% of the respondents have a comfortable space to attend their online classes, but only 25% have a sufficiently pleasant environment to achieve the concentration necessary for effective learning, 52.3% have the materials necessary to carry out their activities, 26.1% have contact with the teacher and 56.8% only have contact with a classmate to answer questions about the course, 43.2% have a digital device with poor connectivity, 27.3% have a good connectivity, and 3.4% do not have a computer nor internet access, 23.9% have no adequate space to carry out their activities, 15.9% has not enough training on digital skills and 14.8% do not have a computer, which reflects an unpromising scenario since, 28.4% of all those surveyed have little contact with the teacher almost always and 10.2% almost never. According to these results, it is concluded that the factors that put the continuity of education at risk are: The lack of a computer, limited access to the Internet, limited interactivity by teachers with students and the performance of extracurricular activities to support the family economy, which highlights the technological gap between the different geographic regions.

Palavras-chave : coronavirus; covid-19; online education; higher education; pandemic.