Contributions for the construction of a conceptual model for design, evaluation and research in virtual education

Abstract

The article focuses on the emerging state of the theoretical support of the education given in digital environments. In order to contribute to the development of said support, it offers a conceptual model based on a sociocultural constructivist approach, as a benchmark for the design, evaluation and research in the particular field of digital education. The model is a result of the justified expansion of the interactive triangle proposed by Coll (1996; 2004) for the analysis of educational activities. It consists of four groups of factors: content, student, teacher and technical-environmental conditions of the program, allowing systematically address the particularities of the educational activities given in digital environments. Underpinned by date sources, the article presents and describes the most relevant factors in each group.