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Self-perception about emerging digital skills in Higher Education students

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ID12483537
AuthorsFrancisco León Pérez (0000-0002-6701-391X, Autonomous University of Queretaro, corresponding author), María Bas (0000-0002-1221-0641), María-Carmen Bas (Universitat de València), Alexandro Escudero-Nahón (0000-0001-8245-0838, Autonomous University of Queretaro)
Year2019
Volume28
Issue62
Pages91-101
Publication date2019-10-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComunicar (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1134-3478 • E-ISSN: 1887-0198
PublisherGrupo Comunicar Ediciones (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.3916/c62-2020-08
OpenAlexW2980708434
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited28

The current labor market demands new qualities and knowledge from the recent graduates of universities. This has been called ‘21st century digital skills’ and there is not enough research on the self-perception of students in this regard. The objective of this research was to measure student self-perception about their own 21st century digital skills related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Higher Education. A questionnaire was generated and applied to 356 students with the stratified random sampling technique. A principal component analysis was carried out, supported by adequate values of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin coefficient and the Bartlett sphericity test. The data indicate that the students use digital technology in academic projects, primarily; they have a lot of skill when using ICT for information management, to develop critical thinking and to solve problems, as well as to manage mobile devices. However, their self-perception in the use of ICT in teaching classes is low. The results suggest that the students do not believe that the use of ICT in the classroom is useful to develop this kind of emerging digital skills. Instead, they think that carrying out academic projects does strengthen the acquisition and development of such skills in relation to the use of ICT. El mercado laboral actual exige nuevas cualidades y conocimientos a los recién egresados de las universidades, incluidas las habilidades digitales, no existiendo suficientes investigaciones sobre la autopercepción del estudiantado al respecto. El objetivo de esta investigación fue medir la percepción que el estudiantado tiene sobre sus propias habilidades digitales del siglo XXI, en relación con el uso de las tecnologías de la comunicación (TIC) en la Educación Superior. Se generó y aplicó un cuestionario a 356 estudiantes con la técnica de muestreo aleatorio estratificado. Se realizó un análisis de componentes principales avalado por valores adecuados del coeficiente Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin y de la prueba de esfericidad de Barlett. Los datos indican que el estudiantado usa la tecnología digital en proyectos académicos primordialmente, y posee alta habilidad al usar las TIC para la gestión de información, para desarrollar pensamiento crítico y para resolver problemas, así como para manejar dispositivos móviles. Sin embargo, su autopercepción es baja respecto al uso de las TIC en la impartición de clases. Los resultados sugieren que el estudiantado no cree que el uso de las TIC en el aula sea útil para desarrollar este tipo de habilidades digitales emergentes. En cambio, indican que la realización de proyectos académicos sí fortalece la adquisición y desarrollo de tales habilidades en relación con el uso de las TIC

Information and Communications Technology · Pedagogy · Perception · Stratified sampling · Test (biology · Computer Science · Digital literacy in education · E-Learning and Knowledge Management · Educational Innovations and Technology · Mathematics · Psychology

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