Boosting Digital Competence
Impact of an Educational Program on Primary-to-Secondary Transitioning Students from a Gender Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12815366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Bueno Baquero (0000-0001-5567-7535), Javier del Olmo‐Muñoz (0000-0001-8754-0648), José Antonio González-Calero (0000-0003-0842-8151), María Del Carmen Sánchez Pérez (0000-0002-7195-7446) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TechTrends (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 8756-3894 • E-ISSN: 1559-7075 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11528-025-01107-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4411137142 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
The present study analyses the effect of an educational program on the digital competence (DC) level of 126 sixth-grade students from three schools in a mid-sized urban area of Spain, based on the DigComp framework, which defines five areas: information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, digital content creation, safety, and problem solving. A validated questionnaire was applied to analyse the students’ DC level before and after the educational program. Findings reveal improvements in all DC areas, except area 5. The gender variable was analysed, revealing that female students outperformed male students after the program developed. Results suggest that more educational initiatives and further research are necessary to train students in digital literacy and to study the factors contributing to gender differences. In this context, this work provides practitioners with a set of open-access resources, experimentally validated for their effectiveness in enhancing students’ DC
Boosting (machine learning · Competence (human resources · Educational technology · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Technology integration · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Digital literacy in education · Gender and Technology in Education · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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Understanding the role of digital technologies in education
Is there a gender gap? A meta-analysis of the gender differences in students' ICT literacy
Brecha digital de género en secundaria
The digital competence framework for primary and secondary schools in Europe
Internet skills and the digital divide
Effectiveness of a digital literacy programme for primary education students / Efectividad de un programa de alfabetización digital para estudiantes de educación primaria
Getting closer to the digital divide
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |