Rosalía Romero Tena|Raquel Barragán Sanchéz|María del Carmen Llorente Cejudo|Antonio Palacios?Rodríguez
The Challenge of Initial Training for Early Childhood Teachers. A Cross Sectional Study of Their Digital Competences
Universidad de Sevilla|Universidad de Sevilla|Universidad de Sevilla|Universidad de Sevilla
scarce presence technologies early childhood education level today cause worry study aims provide information training future early childhood education teachers relationship technologies work based pretestposttest methodology cross sectional descriptive study sample made 535 4th year students degree early childhood education university seville descriptive contrast analyses performed well contrast statistics effect size results show training received students key element improve selfperception digital competence statistically significant changes receiving training changes produced always meant improvement students selfperception study profiles relevant changes also identified whereas training subjects grouped newcomer explorer categories training grouped highest profiles integrator expert pioneer reason necessary manage training plans allow future teachers position expert level