Technological Skills in Higher Education—Different Needs and Different Uses

• Published in: Education sciences Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. 326 - 337
• Main Authors: Rodrigues, Ana Luísa, Cerdeira, Luísa, Machado-Taylor, Maria de Lourdes, Alves, Helena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Collaboration; College Students; Communication; Communication (Thought Transfer); Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Digital economy; Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI); Digital technology; Distance Education; Distance learning; Economic growth; Economic Progress; Educational Needs; Electronic Learning; Employment Potential; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Human capital; Information literacy; Information society; Internet; Job Application; Knowledge; Learning Processes; Life Satisfaction; Literacy; Pandemics; Personality Development; Problem solving; Public services; Quality of Life; Secondary Education; Skill Development; Soft Skills; Sustainable development; Teaching; Technological Literacy; technological skills; Technology Integration; Thinking Skills; University students; Portugal; Europe

Technological skills development is a central issue for a country’s educational and social policies. Throughout their school career, from primary to secondary education and later in higher education, students have the opportunity to build and develop various skills, including technological. Consider...