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Can the Digital Skills of Higher Education Students Improve as They Progress Through Their Studies?

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Ciências da Educação
datacite.subject.fosEngenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorPatrício, Maria Raquel
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Bruno F.
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Vítor
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-08T10:35:34Z
dc.date.available2025-10-08T10:35:34Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, there has been growing concern within the academic and scientific communities regarding the digital skills of teachers. However, it is our belief that the digital skills of students have been somewhat overlooked. We assert that it is not sufficient for teachers to possess digital skills in various areas; it is equally vital for students to develop and enhance their digital skills. This is essential for ensuring that the learning process is innovative, dynamic, and reflective of reality. Consequently, there has been a need to explore the digital skills of students in higher education. This article aims to present the findings of a questionnaire survey assessing the level of digital competence of students at the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal). The questionnaire was adapted from the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp 2.2). The results were analyzed based on the students’ level of study (Higher Professional Technical Course, Bachelor’s Degree, and Master’s Degree) and their level of digital proficiency (basic, intermediate, advanced, and highly specialized) to identify differences and similarities among the students. The results indicate that students at all three academic levels generally perceive themselves to possess an intermediate level of digital proficiency. Therefore, it is essential that students improve their digital skills to reach the highest level of digital proficiency.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been supported by FCT \u2013 Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia within the Research Center in Basic Education with reference UIDB/05777/2020 (https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/05777/2020).
dc.identifier.citationPatrício, Maria Raquel; Gonçalves, Bruno F.; Gonçalves, Vítor (2025). Can the Digital Skills of Higher Education Students Improve as They Progress Through Their Studies? In A. Rocha; C. Ferrás; H. Calvo (Eds.) Information technology and systems. ICITS 2025: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Mexico City: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. p. 233-240. ISBN 978-3-031-93103-1
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-93103-1
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-93102-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/34794
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
dc.relationResearch Center in Basic Education
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectDigComp 2.2
dc.subjectDigital Skills
dc.subjectHigher Education Students
dc.titleCan the Digital Skills of Higher Education Students Improve as They Progress Through Their Studies?por
dc.typeconference proceedings
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oaire.awardTitleResearch Center in Basic Education
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F05777%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.conferenceDate2025
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceMexico City
oaire.citation.endPage240
oaire.citation.startPage233
oaire.citation.titleICITS'25 - 8th International Conference on Information Technology & Systems
oaire.citation.volume3
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.givenNameMaria Raquel
person.givenNameBruno F.
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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