An Instrument to Assess the Digital Competence of Nurse Educators.
Nurse Educ
; 49(5): E280-E285, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Educators and Educator Candidates' Competence in Digital Pedagogy instrument needed to be tested before using it in nursing education.PURPOSE:
This study describes the further testing of this instrument to measure nurse educators' digital competence.METHODS:
The study is reported according to the 7 steps of the MEASURE Approach. Psychometric testing was conducted with a sample of 111 Finnish nurse educators from 9 universities of applied sciences. The study was conducted during the years 2020 and 2023.RESULTS:
The exploratory factor analysis results explained 56% of the variance with 3 factors, including 20 items. The factors were labeled to describe the nurse educators' digital competence implementing appropriate independent and community learning, acting safely and responsibly, and guiding learning based on the evidence. Cronbach α and McDonald ω coefficients showed good reliability.CONCLUSIONS:
The instrument can be used to assess digital competence and identify the development needs to facilitate educators' continuous professional development.
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Assunto principal:
Competência Profissional
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Psicometria
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Pesquisa em Educação em Enfermagem
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Docentes de Enfermagem
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurse Educ
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Finlândia