Digital Competence and Job Performance in University Teachers in the Public Sector

Abstract

Purpose: The objective of the study is to describe and evaluate the association of digital competence and job performance in public sector university teachers located in Lima, Peru.   Theoretical framework: Being the digital competence necessary to improve the performance of teachers and increase their labor remuneration (Martín-Cuadrado et al., 2021).   Design/Methodology/Approach: The same that has been possible to verify; thanks to the cross-sectional design and correlational descriptive level. In a sample of 184 university professors; who decided to participate freely and voluntarily to answer the questionnaires.   Findings:  The results show that the digital competence of teachers is at the advanced level at 45.7%, followed by the intermediate level with 38.9% and low at 15.5%. And in terms of work performance, the average level comes out with 36.2%, high 32.9% and low 13.3%. And by associating digital competence and job performance; it is found that the correlation value is (Rho = .290, p