Introduction:

the use of questionnaires is one of the most frequently methods used by researchers to assess different characteristics related to teaching. But to guarantee the usefulness and meaning of the results obtained, it is not enough the simple creation of a list of questions and answers separated by items, but the instrument used must have a high internal consistency that is, it must be well designed according to the standard quality criteria.

Objective:

to assess the validity and reliability of an instrument that measures the use of ICTs at Matanzas University of Medical Sciences.

Materials and methods:

a quantitative study was carried out at Matanzas University of Medical Sciences, in the period January-May 2019, to assess the aptitude, level of knowledge and use of ICTs made by the professors of the university.

Results:

the results show the high internal consistency of each of the sections belonging to the instrument, which shows its validity and reliability.

Conclusions:

without a doubt, it is an instrument answering the needs of the research and must be applied without eliminating any of its items, as all of them demonstrate their high value of internal consistency and discrimination.

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