THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF GOOGLE TOOLS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH PROCESSES IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Google tools implemented in the PIUSE platform for managing research processes in the Faculty of Education Sciences at the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno. The average age of the participants was 46.86±7.87 years.    Method: The research followed a quasi-experimental design and involved 125 teachers who served as jurors and/or advisors for the second specialty program at the Faculty. This study employed three instruments: an effectiveness questionnaire for reviewing research projects and reports (α=0.967), an effectiveness questionnaire for approving research projects and reports (α=0.894), and an effectiveness questionnaire for substantiating research projects and reports (α=0.882). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was utilized to compare two related samples, before and after the implementation of the PIUSE platform, with a significance level of p>0.05, using IBM SPSS v.25 software.   The results: The PIUSE platform, which was built using Google tools, had a significant impact on the efficiency of project and research report review and approval (Z=-9.729; p<0.001), information sharing during review (Z=-9.702; p<0.001), and editing and proofreading during project and research report review (Z=-9.766; p<0.001).   Conclusions: The use of Google tools facilitated the efficient management of research processes in the Faculty of Education Sciences.