Development of digital skills in the professional training of students of the Pedagogy of Experimental Sciences career.

Abstract

Digital competence is a topic of current interest, as it is the set of technological skills that teachers and students of the XXI st century must possess; it is considered an indispensable tool in education, hence the importance of using TIC in vocational training. So, to know the level of digital competence that the students of the Pedagogy of Experimental Sciences career at the Technical University of Manabí have, the research was carried out with a mixed approach, of a descriptive type, based on the non-experimental design; the general population was 685 students of the degree, taking as a stratified non-probabilistic sample 47 sixth semester students to whom a structured survey was applied; the results showed that they almost never use web 2.0 tools and there is a certain degree of student deficiency in the creativity and innovation competence. Therefore, a teaching guide was designed with the use of technological tools that contribute to the development of digital skills in the professional training of students in the Pedagogy of Experimental Sciences career; this seeks to promote the use of ICT in the teaching-learning process to consolidate meaningful learning in students.