Adapting to mediation online: the Irish experience

This article contrasts the use of online mediation in Ireland from February 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, and from then until March 2021. It considers the context for online mediation in Ireland, the challenges to the mediation process, the experience of online mediation from the perspectives of mediators and participants in mediation. Sharing these experiences informs future decisions as to how technology might best be integrated into mediation practice in the longer term. The experience of 13 mediators indicates that there are challenges due to familiarity with technology for mediators and participants, and challenges to power balancing and confidentiality. In Ireland, although platforms such as Zoom played a major role, use of the telephone in the mediation process also increased. An online mediation competence framework for mediators is proposed.

Competency framework of school psychologists in Vietnam schools

A competency framework points out the requisite skills and knowledge of a particular occupation. A competence framework enables institutions to easily identify areas where remedial training may be required; thereby training quality and ultimately public safety could be improved also. This study was conducted to build up a competency framework for school psychologists in Vietnamese. 91 school psychologists, lecturers, and psychologists from Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong Province, Long An Province, Vinh Long Province, Can Tho Province in Vietnam participated in the survey process. The findings of our study showed that the competency framework for school psychologists in Vietnam includes three main components: (1) professional knowledge, (2) counseling skills, and (3) attitude and moral qualities.

Digital Literacy of Pre-Service Science Teachers as Reflection of Readiness Toward Online Learning in New Normal Era

ThThe Covid-19 outbreak affects education sector thus the teaching is undertaken remotely. Teachers and students use digital platforms to continue the teaching–learning processes. The present study was carried out to determine the digital literacy of pre-service science teachers at UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Universitas Muhamadiyah Riau and Universitas Negeri Padang. Conducted through a formulated survey involving 115 science education students among those universities, the data were collected through digital literacy questionnaire adapted from ‘DigComp21 the digital competence framework for citizens”. The data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistics through SPPS 23 for windows application. Based on results obtained in this line of research, it showed that the digital literacy of pre-service science teachers was in the medium category with a score of 61.8%, and therefore, it indicated that there was no significant effect based on educational institution factors. The majority of students have low skills to create digital contents.

Literasi Media Melalui Video Podcast pada Kalangan Mahasiswa Yogyakarta

Video podcasts become one of the digital content included in a combination format, combined writing, video, and audio packed so that it becomes content distributed in digital format. The ease of accessibility of podcast video content makes it important to apply media literacy to remain critical of the message's various meanings in the content in the video podcast. This study aims to determine the level of media literacy through video podcasts among students of Communication Sciences Yogyakarta. The method used in this study is a descriptive quantitative method with the concept of measuring individual competence framework media literacy. Samples from this study were active students of Communication Sciences in 2019/2020 at Ahmad Dahlan University, Mercu Buana University Yogyakarta, and AMIKOM University Yogyakarta, with a total sample of 368 respondents. This study showed that the level of media literacy through video podcasts among students of Communication Science Yogyakarta is at a high level (advanced) with details of technical skills are in the advanced category of 80%, critical understanding ability at the advanced level of 86%. Communicative abilities are at the medium level of 59%. This shows that Yogyakarta communication students can use very high media, analyze excellent information, and participate and communicate actively through social media.

RETHINKING Science Communication Education and Training: Towards a Competence Model for Science Communication

Science communication is at a pivotal stage in its development due to the emergence of digital communication platforms that are not only presenting new opportunities but are also leading to new challenges. In this context, science communicators, who can include scientists, researchers, curators, journalists and other types of content producer, may require new types of preparation and support to engage with multiple audiences, across multiple channels. Despite the increasing need for adequate science communication training, research in the field is sparse and oftentimes refers to single case studies, calling for more comprehensive perspectives on what is needed and what is offered to equip future science communicators with relevant competences to cope with the changing science communication ecosystem. Against this backdrop, this paper takes two approaches, drawing on data from RETHINK, a European project comprising seven countries, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. First, we report on findings from a questionnaire survey completed by 459 science communicators across the seven countries, focusing on how science communicators develop their communication skills, the types of training they have received and the types of training they would like to undertake. Second, we assess exploratory data collected from 13 different science communication degree programs regarding how they seek to embed and consider issues of digital transformation within their curricula. On the basis of both analyses, we will introduce ideas for a competence framework that addresses not only working knowledge and skills but also professional (self-)reflection and the overall mindset and worldviews of students, whilst offering capacity for increased consideration of the role of digital transformation.

A systematic literature review about the level of digital competences defined by DigCompEdu in higher education

Nowadays, we are facing a historical moment in which education practices are being transformed mainly due to the increase of technologies and their massive use at all levels of society, thus it is necessary to integrate them in educational contexts. In this context, the aim of this paper is to: analyse the level of technological competences of university professors. To this end, a systematic literature review based on the PRISMA methodology is carried out. The search was focused on WoS and SCOPUS databases. Initially, 815 documents have been retrieved and after applying the exclusion criteria 30 papers have been selected. The selected papers have been analysed in detail and the final conclusions have been structured according to DigCompEdu digital competence framework. The results show that the level of Digital Competences of University Professors (DCUP) is moderate and highlight aspects to improve: Reflective Practice is not cited in any article and Learner´s Empowerment and Facilitating Students' Digital Competence are the least referred. These aspects should be considered for future research. For this reason, it is recommended to carry out continuous training for university professors supported by the DigCompEdu framework.

Social Work Core Competencies in Disaster Management Practice: An Integrative Review

Purpose: Though social workers are increasingly engaged in the disaster management, there has been a lack of professional guidelines for social work practice and training in this emerging field. This study aims to develop a rudimentary social work competence framework to plug this gap. Method: We conducted an integrative review of 183 international empirical studies and practice reflections, comprising a systematic search, selection, review, and content analysis, guided by ecological systems theory. Results: This rudimentary framework consists of 73 competencies, including 33 micro-level competencies, 18 meso-level ones and 22 macro-level ones, covering knowledge, values and skills in four disaster management phases. Conclusion: Compared to other competence frameworks, this framework further elucidated and classified the salient knowledge, values, and skills in disaster management training and practice for social work.

СТРУКТУРА ТА ЗМІСТ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТЕЙ З ОСНОВ КВАНТОВОЇ ІНФОРМАТИКИ УЧНІВ ЛІЦЕЇВ

У статті представлені результати експертного опитування щодо визначення складових компетентностей з основ квантової інформатики учнів ліцеїв. Формулювання проблеми. Стрімкий розвиток та перспективність квантових технологій у світі є очевидними передумовами чергової трансформації змісту навчання інформатики в ЗЗСО України, а також уточнення результатів його опанування – складових інформаційно-комунікаційної (цифрової) компетентності. Консорціум QTEdu у травні 2021 року опублікував першу версію Європейської рамки компетентностей у галузі квантових технологій (European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies), складові якої є основою для визначення відповідних компетентностей для здобувачів освіти, зокрема повної загальної, а також для впровадження та реалізації освітньо-наукових проєктів квантової галузі. Матеріали і методи. Для отримання результатів дослідження були застосовані емпіричний метод (опитування у вигляді напіввідкритого анкетування, де поряд із запропонованими варіантами відповідей можна було надати власні змістовні коментарі-рекомендації) та здійснений статистичний аналіз результатів опитування (ранжування для визначення важливості складових компетентностей). Результати. Проведене експертне опитування, до якого долучилися переважно вчителі та викладачі, надало змогу отримати відповіді й рекомендації щодо остаточного визначення змісту компетентностей з квантової інформатики учнів ліцеїв: компетентності з фізичних основ квантових технологій; компетентності з математичних основ квантової інформатики; компетентності із забезпечувальних технологій; компетентності з апаратного забезпечення квантових комп’ютерів та датчиків; компетентності з квантових обчислень та моделювання; компетентності з квантових датчиків та метрології; компетентності з квантової комунікації; практичні навички та загальних компетентностей. Висновки. Визначені структура та зміст компетентностей з основ квантової інформатики учнів ліцеїв дали змогу уточнити зміст відповідного факультативного курсу.

Development of entrepreneurial literacy in upper secondary school with Junior Achievement tasks

Ettevõtluskirjaoskus hõlmab ettevõtluspädevust, mille arendamine suurendab võimalusi ühiskondliku, sotsiaalse, kultuurilise ja majandusliku heaolu kasvuks. Õpilaste ettevõtluspädevuse kujundamiseks õppetöös on arendatud teoreetiline raamistik European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (EntreComp). Siinse uurimuse eesmärk oli välja selgitada, millist liiki ülesandeid kasutatakse gümnaasiumiastmes õpilaste ettevõtluspädevuse alapädevuste kujundamiseks. Kasutades kvantitatiivset sisuanalüüsi, analüüsiti gümnaasiumiastme ettevõtlusõppeks koostatud Junior Achievementi ülesandeid, toetudes EntreCompi raamistikule. Ülesanded liigitati individuaalseteks ja rühmatöö ülesanneteks. Ülesannete sagedusanalüüsist selgus, et individuaalsete ülesannetega saab arendada rohkem õpilaste finants- ja majanduskirjaoskust, eneseteadvust ja enesetõhusust. Rühmatöö ülesanded sobivad meeskonnatöö ja koostööoskuste kujundamiseks. Selliseid ettevõtluspädevuse alapädevusi nagu motivatsioon, loovus, riskijulgus ja ressursside kaasamine arendatakse Junior Achievementi ülesandekogu ülesannetega väga vähe. Ometi on ettevõtluspädevuse alapädevuste kujundamine oluline, et toetada tegelemist ettevõtlusega täiskasvanueas. Summary

Students’ digital competence: A scoping review of measuring instruments

In today’s society, digital competence is becoming increasingly relevant, as this competence is necessary to function on both a personal and professional level. Digital competence is essential for students, since it enables them to exist in a digitalised world. Over the last few decades, the concept of digital competence has been used more frequently (Spante et al., 2018), and now it is actively discussed, particularly in terms of policy documents (European Council, 2018; European Commission, 2014; European Commission 2021). During the discussions related to policy, the following questions have been raised: 1) what kind of skills and knowledge people should possess in a knowledge society, and 2) what should be taught to young students and how it has to be done (Ilomäki et al., 2016). The purpose of the present scoping review is to provide a comprehensive overview of relevant research regarding the instruments commonly used to measure digital competence of university students. Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) five-stage framework underpins the scoping review. Three databases were used to conduct a scoping literature review, including ERIC, ProQuest and EBSCO. The inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed publications written in English within the period from 2014 till 2020. Initially, 395 articles in total were selected; the full texts of 43 articles were assessed. Finally, only 13 out 395 articles that met the inclusion criteria were considered in the present research. This paper reports on three main categories: (1) definition of digital competence, (2) development and characteristics of an instrument measuring digital competence, and (3) key findings. The most commonly used framework found during this research was The European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens 2.0. (Vuorikari et al., 2016). A larger part of studies reports on a designed self-assessment questionnaire comprising of multiple-choice items and quantitative evaluation of the competence. The scoping review showed that the majority of the existing tests enable to assess students’ digital information searching, communication and technical skills. The findings of previous studies indicate that students tend to overestimate their digital competence and lack knowledge of basic topics, the ones related to information and data literacy. Our findings point to the necessity to use different approaches for assessing digital competence on different levels.