Assessing teacher digital competences in pre-service language teachers: Adaptation and validation of the DigCompEdu scale

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Karacan C. G., Can T.

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (FORMERLY: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON COMPUTING IN EDUCATION), cilt.1, sa.1, ss.1-19, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2025
• Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15391523.2025.2504354
• Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (FORMERLY: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON COMPUTING IN EDUCATION)
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Applied Science & Technology Source, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Computer & Applied Sciences, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-19
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Digital competence for teachers has become a critical necessity today. Although instruments exist for in-service teachers, there remains a gap in tools tailored for digital competence among pre-service teachers. This methodological study aims to adapt and validate the factor structure of a teacher digital competence instrument for pre-service teachers. Following an initial pilot study, data were collected from 448 pre-service English language teachers across two distinct samples. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure—Unified Pedagogic Digital Competence and Professional Engagement and Development—which together explained 52.925% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis subsequently verified this structure, yielding strong model fit indices. This psychometrically sound tool contributes significantly to the field. The findings are relevant for pre-service language teachers, language teacher educators and program developers.