The Concept Of Digital Competence Among Prospective Primary School Teachers: A Theoretical Interpretation And Distinctive Characteristics

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  • Umirov Boboyor Baxtiyor ugli Assistant Lecturer, Department of Primary Education, Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute, Uzbekistan

Keywords:

Digital competence, prospective primary school teachers, digital pedagogy, integrative approach

Abstract

This article provides a systematic analysis of the scientific and theoretical interpretations of digital competence among prospective primary school teachers, its pedagogical significance, structural components, and profession-specific characteristics. The study examines theoretical approaches developed by international scholars P. Mishra, M. Koehler, C. Redecker, and J. Ferrari, together with the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers and the DigCompEdu framework. It also presents a comparative analysis of the scholarly perspectives of Uzbek researchers H. Raxmatova, M. Tillaboyeva, Sh. Xujakulov, T. Kadirov, and B. Umirov. The conceptual distinctions among digital literacy, digital competency, and digital competence are clarified. The article proposes conceptualizing prospective primary school teachers' digital competence as an integrative professional attribute encompassing pedagogical, methodological, technological, communicative, reflective, and axiological dimensions. It further systematizes approaches to developing digital competence and indicators of its manifestation in accordance with the developmental, psychological-pedagogical, and didactic characteristics of primary education.

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2026-11-13

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Umirov Boboyor Baxtiyor ugli. (2026). The Concept Of Digital Competence Among Prospective Primary School Teachers: A Theoretical Interpretation And Distinctive Characteristics. International Scientific and Current Research Conferences, 1(01), 1–4. Retrieved from https://www.orientalpublication.com/index.php/iscrc/article/view/2443

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2026: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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