Ana B. Mirete|Javier J. Maquilón|Lucía Mirete|Raimundo A. Rodríguez
Digital Competence and University Teachers’ Conceptions about Teaching. A Structural Causal Model
Universidad de Murcia|Universidad de Murcia|University of Alicante|Universidad de Murcia
introduction university teachers ongoing scientific pedagogical updating must master new methodologies trends professional field icts importance person requires ethical responsibility incumbent educational professionals preserve improve update level digital competence improve learning teaching method study uses representative sample 186 university teachers follows quantitative descriptive survey method two questionnaires applied ceeacutic first identified approach transmission information construction knowledge second measured attitude knowledge use ict results causal model structural equations maximum likelihood run highlight positive significant relationship teaching approach oriented construction knowledge use icts 017 p lt 001 another sense statistically significant negative relationship use icts teaching approach focused transmission information 016 p lt 005 discussion empirically confirmed teaching approach conditions use technologies teaching research contexts showing causal relationship teaching approaches digital teaching competence