Digital Teaching Competence According to the DigCompEdu Framework. Comparative Study in Different Latin American Universities

• Published in: Journal of new approaches in educational research Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 276 - 291
• Main Authors: Cabero-Almenara, Julio, Gutiérrez-Castillo, Juan-Jesús, Barroso-Osuna, Julio, Rodríguez-Palacios, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023; NAER - Journal of New Approaches in Education Research; Springer
• Subjects: Alternative Education; Communication; Communications technology; Comparative Analysis; Competencia digital docente; DigCompEdu; Digital Competence in Teaching; Digital literacy; Education; Educational Technology; Formación del profesorado; Hypotheses; Hypothesis testing; ICT; Learning; Learning and Instruction; Learning Processes; Original; Questionnaires; Research design; Standard deviation; Students; Teacher education; Teacher Training; Teaching; Teaching Methods; TIC; Universities; ICT; Digital Competence in Teaching; Teacher Training; Digcompedu
• ISSN: 2254-7339; 2254-7339
• DOI: 10.7821/naer.2023.7.1452

The relevance and importance that the topic of Digital Competences for Teachers (DCT) has gained is evident both in the field of training and in research, as can be seen by the increase in the amount of research and meta-analysis carried out on this topic. This article presents the results of an ex post facto research with a cross-sectional research design, based on a descriptive and hypothesis-testing approach. A total of 6,664 teachers from different Latin American universities participated in the self-knowledge they have regarding their Digital Teaching Competence (DTC) according to the DigCompEdu framework of the European Union. Among the results obtained, it is worth noting the intermediate level of digital competences reported by the teachers surveyed, with significant differences with respect to different key variables for their development. Therefore, we conclude by reflecting on the need to establish teacher training plans in this area.