Abstract
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented need for information
and communication technology (ICT), which has allowed university studies
to continue in an online different environment, because social isolation
is compulsory. This article designed and validated an instrument to
assess the use of ICT and its effect on the wellbeing of Ecuadorian
university students. A theoretical framework was constructed based on
documentary analysis. A draft questionnaire considered students’ and
experts’ suggestions. A pilot questionnaire was then validated with a
1,952 students sample. Finally, a reliability instrument was proposed
that can be used in studies of similar situations and is able to
investigate the relationship between students’ wellbeing and ICT during
the learning process. The questionnaire analysis revealed that not all
of the world’s educational systems are prepared to take on the challenge
of online classes, and not all students’ are equipped with conditions
needed to participate in online distance education.