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Bachelor in Education and English Teacher Research Assistant, Universidad de Atacama, Chile
The objective of this study is to characterize Latent Classes emerging from the analysis of the level of digital competences, use and consumption of applications and/or services through the Internet. For this purpose, the results of the survey Basic Digital Competences (Competencias Básicas Digitales-COBADI®) applied to university students, with more than 60 categorical variables, were considered. A total of 4762 undergraduate and graduate students from five Spanish universities participated in this survey: Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Almeria University (UAL), National University of Distance Education (UNED) and Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). The application of the questionnaire was done through the Internet, from the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Education of University of Atacama—Chile. The methodology used is mixed, because the questions of the questionnaire provide qualitative information that can be interpreted and elaborated from the results. It is also quantitative because basic statistical techniques are used for the exploratory analysis of the data, and later Latent Class Analysis (LCA), to complement the description of the data set and the variables considered in the study, thus allowing us to group the classes of variables that do not appear explicitly in the set of observed variables, but which nevertheless affect them. The results of the study show that regardless of the gender and age range of the participants, there are four clearly differentiated groups or classes in the use and consumption of ICTs in different ways for their activities, both personal and academic, which allows for identifying different developments of digital competences. This study allows establishing a baseline in order to be able to elaborate later, in the development of the digital competences currently needed, which should be developed by university students.
Carmen Burgos-Videla; Wilson Castillo Rojas; Eloy López Meneses; Javiera Martínez. Digital Competence Analysis of University Students Using Latent Classes. Education Sciences 2021, 11, 385 .
AMA StyleCarmen Burgos-Videla, Wilson Castillo Rojas, Eloy López Meneses, Javiera Martínez. Digital Competence Analysis of University Students Using Latent Classes. Education Sciences. 2021; 11 (8):385.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Burgos-Videla; Wilson Castillo Rojas; Eloy López Meneses; Javiera Martínez. 2021. "Digital Competence Analysis of University Students Using Latent Classes." Education Sciences 11, no. 8: 385.
The health context related to the COVID-19 virus has implied challenges for various areas in which the educational sphere stands out. Preventive measures of social distancing and quarantine have led to classes being given virtually (online), and in this scenario research is emerging that focuses on the educational challenges of teachers. The DIFPRORET project, educational difficulties, activities and challenges in confinement is applied to a sample of 200 teachers, with a qualitative method and methodological strategy of content analysis. The findings show the difficulty in the use of platforms, understanding of distance education, creative action and the generation gap with 64.26%. With this, a hierarchical map is expressed that gives account of three significant constructs: didactic operation, progressive learning and curricular innovation, which allows us to conclude that under these constructs translate the perceptions of teachers on educational challenges. Keywords: Digital strategy, COVID-19.
Carmen Gloria Burgos Videla; Eloy Lopez Meneses; Javiera Martinez Diaz. Teachers’ perception of educational challenges in the face of the COVID 19. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 2020, 7, 224 -234.
AMA StyleCarmen Gloria Burgos Videla, Eloy Lopez Meneses, Javiera Martinez Diaz. Teachers’ perception of educational challenges in the face of the COVID 19. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. 2020; 7 (3):224-234.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Gloria Burgos Videla; Eloy Lopez Meneses; Javiera Martinez Diaz. 2020. "Teachers’ perception of educational challenges in the face of the COVID 19." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 7, no. 3: 224-234.