Academic self-efficacy and digital competence in a sample of university students - open access research article

Q: What is the main objective of the study?

To determine the relationship between academic self-efficacy and digital competence among undergraduate university students in Peru.

Q: What research design and sample were used?

A nonexperimental, cross-sectional, correlational design with a non-probabilistic sample of 98 students from a private university in Peru.

Q: Do academic self-efficacy and digital competence differ by gender?

No significant differences were found in academic self-efficacy and digital competence according to gender (p>0.05).

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Study objective is to determine how academic self-efficacy relates to digital competence among 98 undergraduate university students in Peru. The work uses a nonexperimental, cross-sectional, correlational design with an academic self-efficacy single-item scale and a digital competence questionnaire. Statistical procedures include Spearman correlation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results show no gender differences and a significant positive association (rho=0.438; p<0.001), including links with five digital competence dimensions.

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Introduction

Study objective and design

Measures and statistical analyses

Key findings on gender differences and correlations

Theoretical background

Social cognitive theory and self-efficacy

Academic self-efficacy and related constructs

Digital competence and ICT terminology

OPEN ACCESS Research Article Contemporary Educational Technology, 2024, 16(4), ep540 ISSN: 1309-517X (Online) Academic self-efficacy and digital competence in a sample of university students David Javier-Aliaga 1* 0000-0002-6380-874X Oscar Rubén Silva Neyra 1 0000-0003-4808-1236 Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla 2 0000-0002-0170-6131 Jacksaint Saintila 3 0000-0002-7340-7974 1 Instituto para la Calidad de la Investigación (ICED), Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, PERU 2 Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, PERU 3 Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, PERU * Corresponding author: [davidjavieraliaga@gmail.com](davidjavieraliaga@gmail.com) Citation: Javier-Aliaga, D., Silva Neyra, O. R., Calizaya-Milla, Y. E., & Saintila, J. (2024) . Academic self-efficacy and digital competence in a sample of university students. Contemporary Educational Technology, 16(4), ep540. [https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/15601](https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/15601) ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT | Received: 17 Oct 2023
Accepted: 7 Feb 2024
INTRODUCTION | The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between academic self-efficacy and digital competence in a sample of undergraduate university students in Peru. The design was nonexperimental, cross-sectional, and correlational. The non-probabilistic sample consisted of 98 students from a private university in Peru. Academic self-efficacy single-item scale and digital competence questionnaire were used. Spearman correlation coefficient, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for statistical analysis. The statistical program used was SPSS v. 25. The average academic self-efficacy obtained was 3.73 (standard deviation [SD]=0.73) . Regarding digital competence, the mean recorded was 72.34 (SD=11.57) . Additionally, it was found that there were no significant differences in academic self-efficacy and digital competence according to gender (p>0.05) . Similarly, it was found that there is a significant correlation between academic self-efficacy and digital competence in students (rho=0.438; p<0.001) . Similarly, it was found that there is a correlation between academic self-efficacy and the five dimensions of digital competence (information, communication, content creation, technological security and problem-solving) in university students (p<0.05) . This research could contribute to the development of programs, courses, or psychoeducational strategies for the development of academic self-efficacy and digital competence in university students.
Keywords: academic self-efficacy, digital competence, DigComp 2.0, DigCompEdu, university students | | --- | --- | Self-efficacy influences people’s success in different areas and situations in life (Bandura, 1997; Uzun & Karatas, 2020) . Therefore, this psychoeducational construct was studied in different fields of human endeavor: emotional, obstetric, occupational, nutritional, social, among others (Ahmad et al., 2014; Caprara et al., 2022; Peng et al., 2021; Shakarami et al., 2021; Yang et al., 2021) . For this reason, the interrelationship between self-efficacy and digital competence should be explored in the academic context. The research was conducted to obtain a master’s degree by the main author of the study. Self-efficacy is found within the theoretical framework of social cognitive theory proposed by Bandura (1997) . This variable is defined as an individual’s personal assessment of his or her own ability to perform ina given field (Bandura, 1997). Self-efficacy is different from self-esteem. Although self-efficacy is related to the judgment of one’s own ability, self-esteem refers to the judgment of a person’s own worth (Bandura, 2006) . In addition, Bandura (1997) argues that self-efficacy develops as a function of four sources of beliefs: mastery experience, vicarious experience, verbal persuasion, and physiological reactions. On the other hand, selfefficacy is not a general cons

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What is the main objective of the study?

To determine the relationship between academic self-efficacy and digital competence among undergraduate university students in Peru.

What research design and sample were used?

A nonexperimental, cross-sectional, correlational design with a non-probabilistic sample of 98 students from a private university in Peru.

Do academic self-efficacy and digital competence differ by gender?

No significant differences were found in academic self-efficacy and digital competence according to gender (p>0.05).

What is the relationship between academic self-efficacy and digital competence?

There is a significant positive correlation between academic self-efficacy and digital competence in students (rho=0.438; p<0.001), and correlations also appear with five digital competence dimensions.

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