We are currently witnessing a moment in history in which sustainable education practices are being principally modified by the proliferation of technologies and their wider use in every level of society, which makes necessary their integration into education contexts. This is found in the crosshairs of different institutions, which propose a series of competency frameworks, such as DigCompEdu. This framework provides suggestions for the competences that educators should be trained on under pedagogic-didactic criteria. The present work intends to measure the reliability and validity of the questionnaire DigCompEdu Check-In with the participation of 2262 professors from different public Andalusian universities. The known-groups method was utilized to elucidate if the tool is able or not to discriminate different variables of interest between known groups. The study reveals that the instrument has high indices of reliability, globally, and in the different dimensions that comprise it. Furthermore, it verifies that the instrument is sufficiently robust to discriminate the subjects who are clearly differentiated by variables related with technology. Along this line, the recommendation is given to continue working on the creation of new instruments focused on the mastery of this competency.

“Augmented reality” (AR) is presented as technology that harmonizes, in real time and with user collaboration, digital information with physical information through different technological supports. Such are AR possibilities, that when it is incorporated into teaching, students show high satisfaction rates and positive attitudes for its use, but at the same time, a series of limitations and obstacles can be noticed. As an attempt to investigate the technical, curricular and organizational difficulties of AR incorporation in training contexts, an instrument “AR obstacle questionnaire” (CORA) was designed, which in turn was administered to a total of 264 subject experts for validation through the Delphi method, subsequently applying the “K coefficient” ( $${\rm{K = }}{1 \over 2}$$ Kc (knowledge coefficient) + Ka (argumentation coefficient)), selecting those experts who obtained a ≥ 0,8 score in the coefficient. Among the results obtained in the study we manage to point out the main obstacles involving AR implementation into university education: the lack of teacher training and improvement, the few educational experiences found, lack of conceptual foundation, limited educational research and lack of institutional support.

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.

The impact and benefit that information and communication technologies (ICT) have in the educational field require new teaching skills. This fact has been increased by the recent crisis caused by COVID-19. This study tries to investigate the level of digital teaching competence (DTC) of Higher Education teachers of Health Sciences, and its relationship with several variables. For this, it has the participation of 300 teachers from the 9 universities of Andalusia (Spain). The research is structured through a descriptive (RQ1) and inferential (RQ2) design. The answers given to the DigCompEdu Check-In questionnaire adapted to the Spanish context are analyzed. The results, which show high levels of reliability of the questionnaire (Cronbach and McDonald) and validity (CFA), indicate that the level of competence is basic-intermediate. In addition, the area in which teachers excel is digital resources. For this reason, it is proposed to structure personalized training plans and continue expanding the characteristics of this study at an international level.

INTRODUCCION. La tecnología, como elemento necesario para el avance de la sociedad del Siglo XXI, ha asumido un papel fundamental en el entorno educativo. En esta línea, diferentes instituciones respaldan la importancia del desarrollo de la Competencia Digital para vivir, trabajar y aprender en la Sociedad del Conocimiento. Este trabajo analiza la fiabilidad y validez del “Cuestionario de Competencia Digital para Futuros Maestros”. Este instrumento está basado en los principales marcos de desarrollo de la competencia digital: estándares ISTE (Estados Unidos) e indicadores “DigComp” (Europa). Se concibe como una herramienta que permite al alumnado de magisterio una mejor comprensión de su nivel competencial, proporcionando una forma de autoevaluar sus fortalezas y necesidades o áreas de mejora de aprendizaje digital en distintas dimensiones: alfabetización tecnológica; comunicación y colaboración; búsqueda y tratamiento de la información; ciudadanía digital; creatividad e innovación. METODO. Para ello, se emplean técnicas de análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE) y análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC) utilizando ecuaciones estructurales. En esta investigación participan 657 alumnos y alumnas del Grado en Educación Infantil y Grado en Educación Primaria de la Universidad de Sevilla. RESULTADOS. Los resultados demuestran la fiabilidad y validez del cuestionario además de las posibilidades que ofrece la metodología de validación mediante ecuaciones estructurales. Así mismo, se subraya la importancia de usar instrumentos de evaluación competencial con fundamentos confiables que avalen su uso. DISCUSIÓN. Finalmente, se reclama una mayor oferta formativa y metodología educativa basada en competencias que esté garantizada por herramientas fiables y válidas.