Digital competence in initial teacher training: construction and pilot test of an evaluation tool/instrument

Abstract

The objective of the present article is to describe the process of designing and validating an implement which allows to measure the digital competence of the students from the bachelor in Secondary teaching in the area of Telesecundaria. First of all, it is set the context and evolution of the concept of digital competence in order to provide the theory to understand the structure of the tool. The design of the questionnaire was made taking as a reference some questionnaires applied by different researchers at a national and international level. 48 items were defined and these were organized into 3 dimensions based on theoretical elements from different authors. Three different types of validation were evaluated: 1. content, 2. construct and 3. consistency and reliability. The outcomes indicate high levels of reliability, also the feedback received through the opinion of experts provides valuable and trustworthy elements about the implement. The information obtained in this first procedure bring to light the need to consider technical and logistics aspects in the final application of the questionnaire as well as complement the data with another tool which is not of perception.