Formation of Digital Competence in Higher Education Students as a Basis for the Transformation of Education of the Future
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https://doi.org/10.57125/FED.2023.25.03.10Keywords:
digital competence, education seekers, informative technology, components, digital literacy, challenges, educationAbstract
The education informatization together with the rapid spread of computer technology actualizes the need for thorough information training of future teachers. The purpose of the study is to analyze the applicants for higher education digital competence based on the features of modern education. In the work were used general scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, deduction. By means of prediction method, further opportunities for the development and improvement of the digital competence of students are characterized. The study contains a systematic literature review on the development of digital competence in higher education students, published over the past decade. Based on a full-text analysis of 20 articles published in known databases, the study identifies the need for developing digital literacy skills in undergraduates. The results define the role and importance of digital competence for future specialists’ formation, outline the structure of digital literacy, highlight the main tasks of digital competence: the creation of digital content, digital culture of communication and cooperation, formation of information control and interpretation skills, etc. Although the digitalization of education is active in Ukraine, but the study highlights the possibilities of its development: improving the legislative framework, state support for the implementation of digital products, the development of digital educational content, the development of innovative material and technical base, etc. To conclude, the effectiveness of the development of digitalization of education is provided by the continuity, consistency, and coherence of preparation for the digital transformation. At the same time, digital competence is a necessary condition for the formation of the teacher of the future: they should be able to analyze information, work in network communities to design and form a digital educational environment in order to form a new generation of progressive teachers.
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