Digital competence in young people of the alpha generation: challenges and opportunities in the technological society

The constant technological transformations have given rise to the so-called Digital Society, which is increasingly developing in virtual spaces. In this context, the Alpha generation corresponds as the most exposed and familiarised with digital devices from a great diversity towards their mastery an...

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Autores: Gutiérrez Molero, Salvador, Heredia Ponce, Hugo, Romero Oliva, Manuel Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:rio.upo.es:10433/24364
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24364
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Digital Society
Alpha Generation
Digital Competence
ICT
Questionnaire
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Sumario:The constant technological transformations have given rise to the so-called Digital Society, which is increasingly developing in virtual spaces. In this context, the Alpha generation corresponds as the most exposed and familiarised with digital devices from a great diversity towards their mastery and conception. The aim of this study is to analyse the level of knowledge, skills, attitudes and emotions that 5th and 6th grade primary school students have towards the use of technology. For this purpose, a quantitative approach has been carried out, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional and exploratory design, with a sample of 274 students from five schools in the province of Cadiz. The Bastarrachea et al. (2023) questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results show that mothers act as advisors on how their children should use technology. Furthermore, although the young people have acceptable skills, they do not have good technological knowledge.