Enhancing of Digital Competencies among Teachers of General Secondary Education in Damietta Governorate in light of the Digital Transformation of Education: A suggested Proposal

Abu Lubhan, Mennat Allah Muhammad Lotfi Mahmoud; Khawlani, Marwa Mahmoud Ibrahim

doi:10.21608/edusohag.2022.251401

Enhancing of Digital Competencies among Teachers of General Secondary Education in Damietta Governorate in light of the Digital Transformation of Education: A suggested Proposal

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Specialization in pedagogy Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences Faculty of Specific Education - Damietta University - The Egyptian Arabic Republic

² Specialization in pedagogy Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences Faculty of Specific Education - Damietta University The Egyptian Arabic Republic

10.21608/edusohag.2022.251401

Abstract

      The digital transformation of general secondary education is a necessity for survival and competitiveness, which imposes its requirements on teachers, including the development of levels of digital competencies, which is the key to the comprehensive and sustainable development of education. Therefore, this research aimed to enhance the level of digital competencies for teachers of general secondary education in Damietta Governorate. The descriptive approach is applied, using the questionnaire as one of its tools. It applied to a random sample of (490) teachers of general secondary education in Damietta Governorate.
      The results showed, an explorer level of digital competencies in its various fields: "cognitive, technical, educational, professional, digital, health and environmental safety" among the sample members. In addition, there are statistically significant differences between the estimates of the sample members attributed to the variables of age, educational function, teaching experience, experience in using digital technologies in education, challenges of digital transformation in education, academic qualification except for digital cognitive competencies, and specialization except for digital cognitive competencies and educational.
       The research proposed a suggested proposal to enhance the level of digital competencies among teachers of general secondary education in Damietta Governorate in light of the digital transformation of education.

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