Digital Сompetence of Russian School Teachers

Abstract

This article presents the results of digital competence study in different types of pedagogical stuff of Russian educational organization (informatics teachers – 140 participants, subject teachers – 145 participants, other categories – 112 participants) in comparison to the results of all-Russia digital competency study among schoolchildren and parents (2013). We use Index of Digital Competency to as¬sess the digital competence of schoolteachers. The results shows that schoolteachers significantly exceed schoolchildren and parents in digital competency (F(2)=32,03, p<0,001), in frequency of internet-usage ( χ2(14)= 597,61, p<0,001), in time spent in the Internet everyday ( χ2(14)=472,83, p<0,001). Also they prefer other types of devices for internet-activities. Informatics teachers significantly exceed other teachers in digital competency (F(2)=14,18, p<0,001). These results let make the conclusion that modern schoolteachers are able and ready to improve their pupils’ digital competency by means of different ICT.

Keywords

• digital competency
• digital literacy
• Index of Digital Competency
• schoolteachers
• schoolchildren
• teenagers
• parents
• the Internet
• informational¬communicational technologies (ICN)