Formación en competencias digitales: diagnóstico a docentes de bachilleratobásica superior en Instituciones Educativas del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: Learning has been digitized in an exponential way in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given these circumstances, digital competencies became essential in the educational system. The objective of this research is to assess the level of digital competencies of high school and elementary school teachers in educational institutions in Ecuador. For this purpose, a methodology with a mixed approach was used (quantitative qualitative) is used, a non-experimental and transversal descriptive design based on a questionnaire as a data collection instrument that collected sociodemographic information from ten participants and their knowledge in the five competency areas: (1) Information and Digital Literacy, (2) Communication and Collaboration, (3) Content Creation, (4) Security, (5) Problem Solving. The results show that a large percentage of teachers have a basic intermediate level of digital competence. It was also possible to analyze that more than 60% of teachers have a moderate knowledge of digital tools. It was also shown that parameters such as age and academic training do not influence the level of teachers' digital competence.