The use of ICT and the mother tongue in the academic performance of immigrant students in secondary education within a vulnerable context

Abstract

This study analyzes the influence of ICT and the mother tongue at home in the academic performance of immigrant students in secondary education within a vulnerable context in the subjects of language and mathematics. Using an ad hoc questionnaire several indicators were collected and analyzed to meet the aims established. The statistical tests used to analyze the data of the study were Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Z test. Among the conclusions it is important to highlight that there are no significant differences regarding linguistic, mathematical and general competences, between the students that do not use Spanish as their main language at home and the students that use this language in that way, but, on the other hand, it can the deducted from the study that there are significant differences in the academic performance of the students that do use ICT at home to do their homework.