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First-year College Students' Digital Competence

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    Identifier: imarina:6138915
    Authors:
    Sanchez-Caballe, AnnaGisbert-Cervera, MerceEsteve-Mon, Francesc
    Abstract:
    Although the discourse on digital competence is not new, research on the concept and its measurement remain a current issue. According to that idea, this article evaluates the digital competence of 168 first-year students in the Bachelor of Education programme (Preschool Education, Primary Education, double Bachelor's Degree in Preschool and Primary Education, Social Education and Pedagogy) in the Faculty of Education and Pedagogy at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili by means of the use of INCOTIC (a self-perception questionnaire) during the academic year 2017-2018. The results show that these students can easily access technology but do not make much use of it. However, although they make limited use of technology, they are very predisposed to integrate it in their work. Finally, in reference to their digital competence level, they have a high self-perception, especially in those skills related to communication and multimedia elements, which are the ones that they most commonly use in their everyday life. The results obtained with the research could be useful to improve the ICT training of these students and the abovementioned Bachelors' study plans.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Sanchez-Caballe, Anna; Gisbert-Cervera, Merce; Esteve-Mon, Francesc;
    Department: Pedagogia
    URV's Author/s: Esteve Mon, Francesc Marc / Gisbert Cervera, Maria Mercedes / SÁNCHEZ CABALLÉ, ANNA
    Keywords: University Literacy Ict Higher education Digital literacy Digital competence
    Abstract: Although the discourse on digital competence is not new, research on the concept and its measurement remain a current issue. According to that idea, this article evaluates the digital competence of 168 first-year students in the Bachelor of Education programme (Preschool Education, Primary Education, double Bachelor's Degree in Preschool and Primary Education, Social Education and Pedagogy) in the Faculty of Education and Pedagogy at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili by means of the use of INCOTIC (a self-perception questionnaire) during the academic year 2017-2018. The results show that these students can easily access technology but do not make much use of it. However, although they make limited use of technology, they are very predisposed to integrate it in their work. Finally, in reference to their digital competence level, they have a high self-perception, especially in those skills related to communication and multimedia elements, which are the ones that they most commonly use in their everyday life. The results obtained with the research could be useful to improve the ICT training of these students and the abovementioned Bachelors' study plans.
    Thematic Areas: Pedagogical & educational research Education & educational research Educación Educació Ciencias sociales Ciencias de la educación
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 24442925
    Author's mail: francescmarc.esteve@urv.cat merce.gisbert@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-4884-1485 0000-0002-8330-1495
    Record's date: 2023-02-19
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Papper original source: Innoeduca: International Journal Of Technology And Educational Innovation. 5 (2): 104-113
    APA: Sanchez-Caballe, Anna; Gisbert-Cervera, Merce; Esteve-Mon, Francesc; (2019). First-year College Students' Digital Competence. Innoeduca: International Journal Of Technology And Educational Innovation, 5(2), 104-113. DOI: 10.24310/innoeduca.2019.v5i2.5598
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2019
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Education & Educational Research
    University
    Literacy
    Ict
    Higher education
    Digital literacy
    Digital competence
    Pedagogical & educational research
    Education & educational research
    Educación
    Educació
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias de la educación
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