TY - JOUR
T1 - University teachers' self-perception of digital research competencies. A qualitative study conducted in Peru
AU - Suyo-Vega, Josefina Amanda
AU - Meneses-La-Riva, Monica Elisa
AU - Fernández-Bedoya, Víctor Hugo
AU - Ocupa-Cabrera, Hitler Giovanni
AU - Alvarado-Suyo, Sofía Almendra
AU - da Costa Polonia, Ana
AU - Miotto, Angélica Inês
AU - Gago-Chávez, Johanna de Jesús Stephanie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Suyo-Vega, Meneses-La-Riva, Fernández-Bedoya, Ocupa-Cabrera, Alvarado-Suyo, da Costa Polonia, Miotto and Gago-Chávez.
PY - 2022/10/6
Y1 - 2022/10/6
N2 - Previous research warns about the limitations that some university teachers in Ibero-America have in relation to digital research competencies. The objective of this research was to analyze the research competencies from the university teacher's self-perception, contrasted with the classroom evaluation. The study had a qualitative approach. Interviews were conducted via the Zoom virtual platform, and recordings (of an average of 4 h each) of classes delivered by 10 teachers with an average age of 58 years old, in charge of scientific research courses at the postgraduate level in Peruvian universities were analyzed. The instruments used included an in-depth interview guide and a checklist. The results show that university teachers perceive themselves as specialists in the area of research, however, they present limitations when transmitting knowledge during the teaching-learning process. There is evidence of a lack of pedagogy, as well as limitations in the use of digital resources and technological tools due to their resistance to change. The conclusions reveal that it is key to make teachers aware of the paradigm shift, with a teaching that includes as digital competencies: knowing how to create and manipulate data, knowing how to use programs and information systems, knowing how to socialize and collaborate in digital environments, knowing how to exercise and respect a digital citizenship, knowing how to manage knowledge assertively, and, as we propose in this paper, knowing how to be a researcher in a digital environment.
AB - Previous research warns about the limitations that some university teachers in Ibero-America have in relation to digital research competencies. The objective of this research was to analyze the research competencies from the university teacher's self-perception, contrasted with the classroom evaluation. The study had a qualitative approach. Interviews were conducted via the Zoom virtual platform, and recordings (of an average of 4 h each) of classes delivered by 10 teachers with an average age of 58 years old, in charge of scientific research courses at the postgraduate level in Peruvian universities were analyzed. The instruments used included an in-depth interview guide and a checklist. The results show that university teachers perceive themselves as specialists in the area of research, however, they present limitations when transmitting knowledge during the teaching-learning process. There is evidence of a lack of pedagogy, as well as limitations in the use of digital resources and technological tools due to their resistance to change. The conclusions reveal that it is key to make teachers aware of the paradigm shift, with a teaching that includes as digital competencies: knowing how to create and manipulate data, knowing how to use programs and information systems, knowing how to socialize and collaborate in digital environments, knowing how to exercise and respect a digital citizenship, knowing how to manage knowledge assertively, and, as we propose in this paper, knowing how to be a researcher in a digital environment.
KW - classroom evaluation
KW - digital competencies
KW - research competencies
KW - self-perception
KW - university teacher
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140360345&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/feduc.2022.1004967
DO - 10.3389/feduc.2022.1004967
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85140360345
SN - 2504-284X
VL - 7
JO - Frontiers in Education
JF - Frontiers in Education
M1 - 1004967
ER -