Competencias digitales en estudiantes de la carrera de Educación Básica de la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

The present investigation is framed in the descriptive modality with a quantitative approach and is located in the field of Basic Education, specifically related to the teaching of the use of ICT within teacher training. The study aims to know the level of digital skills of students of the Basic Education career of the University of Cuenca to identify those in which there is a greater and lesser dominance. The main categories of the study are, on the one hand, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and on the other digital competences. The data was collected through an online survey of students in the seventh cycle of the Basic Education career, subsequently, the results obtained were analyzed and processed. Finally, the conclusions indicate that the level of digital competences of students can be located at an intermediate level, since there is no significant prevalence with respect to the domain of ICT, because there is a great domain in skills such as the use of instant messaging applications, use of email or applications for telereunions, use of specialized search engines, information verification, security and troubleshooting of devices. However, there is little mastery in competencies related to the use of office tools and gamification resources, knowledge of ethics about the use of the internet and solving connectivity problems, among others.