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Teacher digital competence: Keys for an educational future through a systematic review

María de los Ángeles Domínguez-González 1 * , Antonio Luque de la Rosa 2 , Carlos Hervás-Gómez 1 , Pedro Román-Graván 1
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1 Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, SPAIN2 Universidad de Almería, Almería, SPAIN* Corresponding Author
Contemporary Educational Technology, 17(2), April 2025, ep577, https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/16168
Published Online: 17 March 2025, Published: 01 April 2025
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ABSTRACT

Constant teacher training and up-dating is fundamental to provide quality teaching and learning. Digital competences are among the skills that teachers must acquire in order to improve the teaching and learning processes. The aim of the present study was to review the scientific production of the last five years regarding teacher digital competence (TDC). To this end, the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses methodology was used, performing research in two relevant databases: Scopus and Web of Science. A total of 19 articles that met the pre-established criteria were ultimately selected and analyzed. The thorough analysis of the documents was conducted with ATLAS.ti software. To analyze the co-occurrence of keywords, VOSviewer was employed. The main results show that scientific production is increasing, and studies are mostly focused on exploring the level of TDC, which is usually low. The samples of the studies are mainly composed of secondary education teachers. This review concludes by highlighting the need to develop training programs for the improvement of TDC and to carry out further studies in this research line.
Keywords: teacher digital competence, education, ICT, innovation, teacher training

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Domínguez-González, M. D. L. Á., Luque de la Rosa, A., Hervás-Gómez, C., & Román-Graván, P. (2025). Teacher digital competence: Keys for an educational future through a systematic review. Contemporary Educational Technology, 17(2), ep577. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/16168

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