DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING IN SECONDARY EDUCATION: BETWEEN PASSIVE CONSUMPTION AND CRITICAL APPROPRIATION

Authors

  • Patricia Carvajal Sepúlveda
  • Yakeline Carvajal Sepúlveda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56219/trascendere.v3i8.6651

Keywords:

digital technology, learning, secondary school, critical appropriation, teaching mediation

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between digital technologies and learning practices among secondary education students by connecting passive consumption with critical appropriation and, from a perspective that integrates critical pedagogy, learning psychology, and educational communication, argues that the central issue does not lie in technology itself but in the pedagogical, affective, and contextual conditions that shape its use; from this standpoint, the article examines teaching mediation strategies that can move students from digital entertainment toward meaningful learning, with particular attention to Social Sciences in Latin America, and proposes that critical appropriation can strengthen intrinsic motivation, reflective thinking, and civic participation, so secondary education needs not only to incorporate technology but also to redesign pedagogical practices in order to recognize students as active agents of their own digital learning.

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Author Biographies

Patricia Carvajal Sepúlveda

Institución Educativa

Técnica Empresarial Llano Lindo

Yopal, Casanare

Colombia

Yakeline Carvajal Sepúlveda

Institución Educativa

Técnica Empresarial Llano Lindo

Yopal, Casanare

Colombia

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Published

2026-11-04

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Patricia Carvajal Sepúlveda, & Yakeline Carvajal Sepúlveda. (2026). DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING IN SECONDARY EDUCATION: BETWEEN PASSIVE CONSUMPTION AND CRITICAL APPROPRIATION. TRASCENDERE, 3(8). https://doi.org/10.56219/trascendere.v3i8.6651

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