Development and validation of students’ digital competence scale (SDiCoS)

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 30 - 20
• Main Authors: Tzafilkou, Katerina, Perifanou, Maria, Economides, A. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 16.05.2022; BioMed Central, Ltd; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Adult Basic Education; Adult learning; Adult Students; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Digital competence; Digital literacy; Digital skills; Distance Education; Distance learning; Educational evaluation; Educational Technology; Electronic devices; Electronic Learning; Factor Analysis; Graduate Students; Higher Education; Humanities; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Law; Measures (Individuals); Reliability aspects; Research Article; Scale development; Skills; Statistics for Social Sciences; Technological Literacy; Test Construction; Test Validity; Twenty-first century skills; Undergraduate Students; University students; Validated Programs; Adult learning; Twenty-first century skills; Digital competence; Scale development; Digital skills

Towards the transition to blended and remote education, evaluating the levels of students’ digital competence and designing educational programs to advance them is of paramount importance. Existing validated digital competence scales usually ignore either important digital skills needed or new socio...