Perceived digital competence of primary and secondary school teachers - a pilot study

Digital competence is nowadays one of the essential facets of every individual’s literacy. Affected by technological advances and the recent pandemic, new breeds of teaching have emerged thus putting the digital competence of teachers to the test. To examine the digital competence of teachers, an empirical study was carried out. Drawing on the DigComp framework proposed by the European Commission, a measuring instrument in the form of a questionnaire has been designed. The representative sample of study participants was composed of teachers from Brod-Posavina county in Croatia. Reported findings uncovered to what extent primary and secondary school teachers differ when particular dimensions of digital competence are considered.