Exploring Prospective Teachers’ Perception of Digital Competence in Digital Education

Abstract

This research aimed at determining the pre-service teachers’ digital competence. Additionally, future teachers are compared according to the sub-variables of gender, discipline, and computer courses. In this study, the researcher used the survey method and collected data through Google Forms. Gender, discipline and computer courses were taken as sub-variables. Five-point scale questionnaires were used to collect data from 137 teachers who were studying in different provinces 
in the state of Tamil Nadu. The results suggest that male and female trainees, computer course-educated trainees, and computer courseuneducated trainees did not show any significant difference in digital competence. Further, the discipline of Computer Science trainees and other discipline trainees showed significant differences in digital competence. It is hoped that the results of this study will contribute to developing digital competence in teachers.