Prediction of Factors That Affect the Knowledge and Use Higher Education Professors from Spain Make of ICT Resources to Teach, Evaluate and Research: A Study with Research Methods in Educational Technology

Abstract

Due to the rise of new technologies, further development of digital competence by professors is necessary. The aim of this paper is to know the pedagogical digital competence of lecturers in Spain, focused on a model called PDC-TER: ICT resources to Teach, to Evaluate and to Research; as well as to predict those variables that affect the level of this competence through different regressions (Multiple Linear Regression, MLR). A study has been carried out in the Spanish territory, with a total of 867 lecturers. For it, an ex post facto non-probabilistic study based on the survey technique has been proposed. The results show that the professors have an average level of digital pedagogical competence, while in the 2.0 tools for teaching and research dimensions, it has a medium high level of competence, as well as a medium level in relation to the use of tools 2.0 for the evaluation. Furthermore, one of the variables predictive of the level of digital competence in the three dimensions of the PDC-TER model, is the number of research and innovation projects in which they have participated. These data highlight the need to improve the digital competence of professors in order to meet the demands of the qualified professions of the future, and therefore, prepare students for it.

Incidence of Gender in the Digital Competence of Higher Education Teachers in Research Work: Analysis with Descriptive and Comparative Methods

“…A large number of key dimensions of the broader research task have been addressed to gain in-depth knowledge of this digital competence. The results have shown that there are still significant gender differences in five of the seven dimensions analysed, meaning that gender can still be considered a limitation in the use of ICT for research work [16]. For this reason, it is necessary to commit to greater digital empowerment in higher education [6].…”

“…Some studies argue that gender can be considered a limitation in regard to the use of ICT [16]. Therefore, in this research, a comparative study was carried out to analyse the presence of significant gender differences and by age range in each of the dimensions being analysed.…”

“…However, despite the benefits that ICT bring to the world of education and, specifically, to the research work of teachers, there remain factors that can limit the use of ICT in higher education, including, for example, gender [16], attitude in terms of anxiety towards use of ICT [17], the level predisposition towards innovation [18], or the quality of resources or infrastructure of educational institutions [19,20].…”

Exploring Digital Literacy Levels and Technology Integration Competence of Turkish Academics

“…It can be said that academics have a low tendency to share location because they have a desire to use technology appropriately and in line with the purpose (Barron et al, 2001;Carpenter et al, 2020). The high tendency to use technology in learning environments may result from the fact that they see technology integration in the field of education as an indispensable element of our lives (Bauer & Kenton, 2005;Guillén-G|mez & Mayorga-Fern|ndez, 2020;Ng, 2012).…”

“…The thing is, reaching almost the end of the first quarter of the 21 st century, schools are attributed to some similar responsibilities. Notwithstanding in spite of the fact that the main operations of educational organizations remain basically the same, the idea of becoming literate and being called literate both have evolved in particular with the advent of technology (Gudmundsdottir & Hatlevik, 2018;Guillén-G|mez & Mayorga-Fern|ndez, 2020). Julien (2015Julien ( , p.2141 pinpointed that 'contemporary understandings of literacy have expanded the traditional definition that includes reading and writing (possibly also including numeracy and oralcy), to include interpretive and creative abilities or competencies across a range of texts, in written and other forms'.…”