Training pills and digital competence: a resource for future teachers' training

Abstract

Training pills for students, due to its format and duration, are not only a relevant resource for learning, but also to promote their digital competence improvement if these are created by themselves. This study focuses on knowing how the fact of designing training pills affects the development of digital competence of future teachers. Using a quantitative longitudinal panel design (pre-test and post-test), with a descriptive and inferential approach, the perceptions of 184 students from the Preschool and Primary Education Teaching were analyzed with the validated instrument "Digital Competence Questionnaire for Future Teachers". The results indicate an improvement in perceptions about the level of digital competence after the creation and visualization of the training pills, existing relevant differences in the variables gender and bachelor's degree (either Pre-school or Primary Education). Results show that men have a higher self-perceived level of digital competence, while future primary school teachers also demonstrate better results. As a conclusion, we consider that it is interesting to promote the use and generation of microlearning among students to improve their training process.