Rojas Saldaña, D. M. L., López Estrada, M. E., Cueto, S., y León, J. (2025). ¿Tabletas o móviles? Uso de dispositivos para un aplicativo de lectura durante la pandemia. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Educativos, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.48102/rlee.2025.55.1.688

The objective of this research was to identify if there is a differentiated impact on the access and use of a reading application  (Booksmart, by Worldreader) between students who used tablets compared to those who used mobile phones to access the resource. It also sought to understand the perceptions of the actors involved regarding the use of the application on each device. Using a  concurrent mixed design, data was collected in 2021 through telephone calls to teachers and families from peri-urban and rural public schools in Peru when class suspension persisted due to the pandemic. The results suggest that there is differentiated use in favor of those who had access to tablets compared to those who had mobile phones. This is shown for the variables of knowledge of and participation in the program, as reported by parents. Additionally, some factors that hindered involvement in the program were related to poor connectivity and limited support from family members and teachers.