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A Validity Study for the Development of a Digital Competency Assessment Tool for Preschool Teachers

  • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
  • Abbr : JKIOTS
  • 2024, 10(2), pp.93-102
  • Publisher : The Korea Internet of Things Society
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science > Internet Information Processing
  • Received : March 2, 2024
  • Accepted : March 27, 2024
  • Published : April 30, 2024

Young-Mi Lee 1 Seon-Young Park 2

1백석대학교
2숭의여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is examine the validity of digital competency indicators in order to develop a tool that can measure the digital competency of preschool teachers. To review the validity, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted on the data of 272 preschool teachers. The exploratory factor analysis resulted in four factors, and the confirmatory factor analysis verified the fit, validity(convergent validity, discriminant validity) and reliability of each competency group and the model composition of sub-competency indicators. The four factors validated were named 'Understanding Digital Technologies', 'Digital Technology Understanding’, ‘Digital Technology Application’, ‘Digital Technology-based Communication’, ‘Digital Ethics Understanding and Practice'. The analysis results demonstrated the reliability and validity of the tool for measuring the digital competencies of preschool teachers, and it is meaningful in that it can provide a foundation for measuring the digital competency of preschool teachers and conducting education program suitable for each digital competency level.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.