Facilitating Students’ Digital Competence: Did They Do It?

Abstract

The ability to facilitate the development of students’ digital competence has become an integral part of teachers’ professional demands. The focus on this area is relatively recent and therefore research available is limited. This paper aims at presenting students’ perceptions regarding teachers’ use of tablets to facilitate the development of their digital competence, when performing information and communication related tasks. Data were collected using a questionnaire and four focus groups. Findings suggest the lack of didactical and pedagogical elements in guidelines provided to perform such tasks and a poor mediation role played in facilitating students’ digital competence.