Influence of active methodologies: Projects and cases in the development of digital competences with mobile devices.

Abstract

Purpose The research purpose is to analyze the influence of two active methodologies on digital competences development using mobile devices. The first methodology is Project-Oriented Learning (POL); the second one is Case-Based Learning (CBL). The analyzed digital competences belong to the communication and collaboration area of Framework DIGCOMP. Design/methodology/approach This article shows the results of the quantitative stage with a design pre-experimental pre-test post-test. A questionnaire was designed and applied to an intentional sample from two different courses. 178 students completed the questionnaire in the pre-test, after five months 38 students completed the questionnaire in the post-test. Findings Results show that students to whom POL was applied increase by 7% competence of interaction with mobile technology. The results also show that the students to whom CBL was applied to increase all four competencies (Interaction +8%, Share +6%, Collaboration +5%, Netiquette +4%) Originality/value The rapid advance of technology and the results of various investigations make evident the need for digital competences development. The most common process is digital literacy through techno-functional training. However, these research results confirm that it is possible to promote these digital competences from a practical view and implicitly in active methodologies educational practices. Research limitations/implications Self-perception for the evaluation of digital competence and the short study time are limitations to generalize the results, so a longitudinal study is necessary and complemented with qualitative analysis, to present a better validation of the contribution of active methodologies to the development of digital competences.