Digital Literacy And Challenges Of Teachers Yizhou District, China

Maria Agnes  P. Ladia,; Yao  Wei,

Digital Literacy And Challenges Of Teachers Yizhou District, China

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the digital literacy degree of junior high school teachers in Yizhou District, Guangxi, China, through the following five (5) dimensions: a) digital awareness, b) digital technical knowledge and skills, c) digital application, d) digital social responsibility, and e) teachers’ professional development.The survey results showed that junior high school teachers in Yizhou District had a high degree of digital awareness, digital social responsibility, and professional development, and an average degree of digital technical knowledge and skills and digital application. The overall performance was high. Moreover, teachers encountered top five (5) challenges: a) insufficient ability to produce their own digital resources, b) difficulty in deeply integrating digital technologies with subjects, c) lack of professional teams to support teachers in using digital technical resources, d) a large number of digital network platforms with complex structures, which take teachers a lot of time to find and sort out, e) innovative application of digital technology resources in teaching. The findings of this study could serve as a foundation for improving teachers’ digital literacy and contribute to the development of education management policies and practices.

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