The test of digital competence in teaching (CDD test): are teachers trained in digital competences?

Abstract

The Organic Law 3/2020, of December 29, which modifies the Organic Law 2/2006, of May 3, on Education establishes in its preamble that Information and communication technologies will be a fundamental piece to produce change methodological, an element of educational transformation, a key tool in teacher training, and a means with which to adapt to the individual needs of each student. In this course, the centers must begin thefirst phases of preparing their own Digital Plan, with an analysis of therealsituation and diagnosis ofstrengths and weaknesses; the respective school councils will approve a closed document towards the end of the academic year, for its effective application in the 2022-23 academic year. The Center’s Digital Plan is understood as an instrument that should favor and promote the use of digital media both in the teaching-learning processes and in the rest of the center’s management processes, always with the goal of collaborating in the Comprehensive development of students who must be updated in response to the new social reality and the new reference framework of digital competence. The main objective of this research work is to analyze one of its phases, digital teaching competence, an essential aspect in teacher training. It is analyzed through the Teaching Digital Competence Test (CDD Test) at a total of 17 educational centers and in which 459 teachers of different educational levels participate. To do this, we present a comparison of teacher participation and a descriptive analysis of the results. The data obtained will give us results that will rethink teacher training to achieve authentic skill development at different levels.