An Instrument to Assess the Digital Competence of Nurse Educators
: Pajari Juha, Sormunen Marjorita, Salminen Leena, Elonen Imane, Pasanen Miko, Saaranen Terhi
Publisher: Lippincott
: 2024
: Nurse Educator
: Nurse educator
: Nurse Educ
: 49
: 5
: E280
: E285
: 0363-3624
: 1538-9855
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001637(external)
: https://journals.lww.com/nurseeducatoronline/fulltext/9900/an_instrument_to_assess_the_digital_competence_of.448.aspx(external)
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/393539458(external)
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.