Diagnóstico de competencias tecnológicas en la educación superior. El caso del Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Puerto Vallarta

Abstract

In this paper is presented the results of research conducted at the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Puerto Vallarta (ITSPV) to diagnose technological skills in teachers to design training strategies, for this was selected a measurement instrument consisting of a questionnaire of 70 questions developed based on seven dimensions of technological competencies according to the proposal of ICT competency standards of the Ministry of Education of Chile (2006) 5-dimensional: technical; pedagogical; managerial and organizational aspects of school; social, ethical and legal aspects; and professional development. Two more dimensions were added to these aspects of communication with new tools and implementation aspects of ICT in ITSPV, considered important in order to obtain data on technological skills.

The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 93 teachers out of 118 that make up the population working in the ITSPV, and the variables considered in this study are the technological skills (expressed in terms of the standards and the above dimensions) and ITSPV teachers.

Keywords:

Information and communication technologies (ICT); ICT Standards for teachers; Technological skill