Digital Competence in the Teaching Profession: An Empirical Study of School Teachers
Author : Namrata Suhag and Dr. Raju Talreja
Abstract :
This study looks at how digitally skilled school teachers are, and whether there are any differences between male and female teachers in digital competence. The main goals were to see how well teachers use digital tools overall, how they perform in specific areas like preparing lessons, delivering content, supporting students, evaluating and improving their teaching, developing professionally, helping their school grow, and using new ideas in education. It also looked at whether factors like age, gender, or experience affect their digital skills.
The research was conducted using a survey method, and data was collected from 33 school teachers working in different schools across Mumbai.
The findings showed that female teachers scored higher than male teachers in most areas, especially in lesson preparation and teaching delivery, where the difference was clear and statistically significant. In areas like evaluation, professional development, school improvement, and trying out new ideas, the differences between male and female teachers were little and not significant enough to matter statistically.
Overall, while female teachers stood out in key areas like teaching preparation and delivery, both male and female teachers showed similar levels of digital skills in areas such as evaluation and revision, professional development, school development, and educational innovation. The findings indicate that teachers today are generally quite digitally capable, though there’s still a need to offer equal support and training to help everyone grow even more.
Keywords :
Digital Competence, Teacher Professional Development, Pedagogical Technology Integration, Gender Disparity in Education, School Teachers.
