Piloting, Validation, and Definition of a Self-Perception Instrument for University Teachers' Digital Competencies in English Language Teaching in Costa Rica

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Published : 2025-12-15
DOI : https://doi.org/10.37815/rte.v37n2.1310
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Digital competences, teacher competencies, didactic resource use, technological competencies, Information and Communication Technologies
Mario Esteban Alpizar Rodríguez
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0254-5680
Abstract

This study aimed to develop, validate, and define a self-perception instrument to assess the digital competencies of university teachers in English language teaching in Costa Rica. Based on previous research hand theoretical frameworks on digital competencies, a questionnaire was constructed, focusing on key dimensions such as digital literacy, ICT integration in teaching, and teacher appropriation and commitment. The methodology employed a quantitative approach with a correlational and cross-sectional design, utilizing statistical techniques, including Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT), to evaluate the instrument's validity, reliability and objectivity. The results enabled informed decision-making and the definition of the most appropriate instrument for application to university English language teachers at the national level.

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Alpizar Rodriguez, M. E. (2025). Piloting, Validation, and Definition of a Self-Perception Instrument for University Teachers’ Digital Competencies in English Language Teaching in Costa Rica. Revista Tecnológica - ESPOL, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.37815/rte.v37n2.1310
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Author Biography

Mario Esteban Alpizar Rodríguez

Teacher and researcher in the School of English at Universidad Americana, Costa Rica, and also works for the Institutional Supply Department at Instituto de Desarrollo Rural of Costa Rica. He has more than 6 years of experience in university teaching and 11 years in the contractual activity of the state. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in English as a foreign language, oral communication in English, introduction to narrative, computer applications in English teaching, literary criticism, curriculum design, didactics, among others. His research interests are focused on the use of ICT as its pedagogical mediation, didactic use and implementation, as well the public contractual activity of the state. Currently, he is finishing the Academic Master's Degree in Education with emphasis in University Teaching, at Universidad de Costa Rica, and recently started a major in Business Administration with emphasis in Business Management at Costa Rica’s Universidad Estatal a Distancia.

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