After the Storm: an Instrument to Measure the Impact of Digital Technologies in Schools

The footprint of digital technologies in education in the last decades is undeniable. After the emergency remote teaching due to the confinement for the COVID19 pandemic an impact analysis is needed. This paper proposes a validation of an instrument that allows schools to analyze the impact of digital technologies in education, and the sociodemographic factors that could influence the perception of that impact. The instrument consists of 3 dimensions: teaching and learning process, organizational elements and barriers and limitations. To validate the instrument, a study was carried out with 1300 schoolteachers from different areas of Spain. The impact assessment with the QUIT questionnaire will help schools to assess the impact of the innovation with digital technologies implemented and to identify the gaps to help the organization to evolve. Given the constant changes of digital technology in education, the impact analysis should be carried out cyclically in schools for policymakers, teacher trainers and headteachers to adapt and enhance the culture of the impact assessment.