[Perception of memory in university students of Venezuela during COVID-19].

Introduction: University students need memory to manage the learning processes based on metacognition and in this way they can respond to future demands as professionals.

Methods: was structured with a quantitative approach, comparative type, non-experimental cross-sectional design, the sample consisted of 237 responses from students.

Results: the age was 26.45 ± 8.96 years, 66% female and 34% male, students older than 27 years had a higher average in the use of memory strategies (p = 0.003); a longer semester was obtained, the average perception of the strategy increased (p = 0.027). When using ICT, the perception of satisfaction (p = 0.014), competence (p <0.001), strategy (p = 0.004) and general memory (p = 0.001) decrease.

Conclusions: the subjects showed a perception of memory approximately the same according to sex, it was found that, at an older age, there was a better perception of the strategy and in terms of regions of origin, the students of the University of Los Andes reported an average of satisfaction lower than that of students from other study houses, and a higher average in relation to the perception of competence. Regarding the use of ICT and the perception of memory, it shows that students who do not use mobile devices before going to sleep have a more satisfactory perception of their general memory, as well as their perception of competence and strategy.