Teachers' digital competences: a scale construction and validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Improving teachers' digital competences is sine qua non for effective teaching and learning in today's digital society. However, there is a limited number of comprehensive and reliable scales to measure teachers' digital competences. Regarding this, the present study aimed to develop and validate a comprehensive scale to assess teachers' digital competences.

Methods

Building on previous studies, a draft scale developed and piloted with a sample of teachers from all educational levels. The procedures of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) were followed to refine the scale, resulting in a five-point Likert scale with 36 items loaded onto four factors. The final scale was called as Teachers' Digital Competences Scale (TDC-S). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was em

SUBMITTER: Aydin MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363428 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature