Competencias Digitales en los Estudiantes del Grado de Maestro de Educación Primaria. El caso de tres Universidades Españolas

Abstract

This research is carried out in 2018, and it analyses this digital competence of the Primary Education Master Degree students in the first academic year, in order to design a training program adapted to their digital needs. This study is based on the fact that college students’ knowledge and skills in digital competence are important to face an effective, motivating and inclusive learning. However, there are few studies to quantify the level of knowledge and practical skills of these students in higher education. This work follows a descriptive-exploratory methodology and it uses a validated questionnaire to analyze a sample of 559 students, future teachers, from three Spanish universities, Granada, Jaén and Oviedo. The result differentiates five dimensions and levels: information, communication, content creation, security, and problem solving. It is concluded that there exists lack of knowledge about the proper way to manage information, about the communication and monitoring of the fingerprint, and deficiencies on how to solve new computer problems.