Dimensions of digital competence and its assessment in basic school

Authors

  • Margus Pedaste
  • Veronika Kalmus
  • Katariina Vainonen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12697/eha.2021.9.2.09

Keywords:

digital competence, EU Kids Online, Estonian Digital Competence Test, assessment, factor analysis

Abstract

Uuring keskendus digipädevuse empiiriliselt eristatavate dimensioonide kirjeldamisele ja nende hindamiseks sobivate küsimuste leidmisele, tuginedes EU Kids Online’i küsitluse ja Eesti katselise digipädevuse tasemetöö andmetele. Kahe andmestiku põhjal eristati üheksa digipädevuse dimensiooni: digivahenditega operatsioonide tegemine, digimaailmas suhtlemine, digimaterjalide loomine, digisisu programmeerimine, hinnang digikeskkondades toimetulekule, võrdlev hinnang digipädevusele, digimaailmas seaduslik toimetamine, digimaailmas enese ja teiste kaitsmine ning digihoiakud. Dimensioonide eristamiseks loodud faktormudeleid iseloomustavad head sobitusastme näitajad ja mõõdukad korrelatsioonid faktorite vahel. Iga dimensiooni kirjeldamiseks leiti vähemalt kolm küsimust, mis sobivad ka uute küsimuste koostamise aluseks. Edasistes uuringutes on vaja hinnata 1) dimensioone tasakaalustatud arvu küsimustega ning 2) iga küsimuse keerukust ja õpilaste eristamise võimet.

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2021-11-01

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Pedaste, M., Kalmus, V., & Vainonen, K. (2021). Dimensions of digital competence and its assessment in basic school. Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri. Estonian Journal of Education, 9(2), 212–243. https://doi.org/10.12697/eha.2021.9.2.09

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