Digital competences: Reality of students starting university life Competencias Digitales: Realidad de ingreso de los estudiantes a la vida universitaria Academic Article in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • © 2019 Research Group Education and Virtual Learning (GREAV). All rights reserved.This study aims to reveal the conditions of entry with which students start university life with respect to the acquisition of digital skills, declared as a key competence to be inserted into society by various governmental and academic institutions, given the globalization and dynamization of the society facilitated by the global internet network, which has modified all forms of communication, socialization and operation of the most basic services of everyday life. Therefore, it must not be lacking in the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes of every human being, being understood as an essential tool for all citizens. The University of Magallanes in Chile, has established since 2010 for all students entering the first year of undergraduate studies the application of a Computer Proficiency Test, which aims to validate skills and knowledge related to the Information and Communication Technologies of the students. Based basically on the proposal that the Chilean education system promotes in this order for basic and secondary education, designed by the Center for Education and Technologies - "Red Enlaces" of the Chilean Ministry of Education , in order to recognize what are the skills acquired during this process, and granting the possibility of assessing previous knowledge, and exempting oneself from taking a subject, in case of approval. The main objective of the test, in the context of this research, is to know if students really start university life with digital skills installed, if they are trained or prepared in this area, and on the other hand it has to do with knowing the areas of opportunity that are detected from the evaluation and that are primarily related to the Matrix of ICT Skills for learning and those considered from experiences of other universities and institutions in the world, which allow to generate comments and suggestions to enhance them in the university training process.

publication date

  • January 1, 2019