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The influence of digital educational technology on improving digital skills: An exploratory study of teacher candidates in the context of Kazakhstan

Journal of Education and e-Learning Research
Journal · Vol. 12 · Issue 3 · pp. 449-459
Abstract

Numerous issues with Kazakhstan's higher education system have been revealed by the digital advancement of the country. First, universities still have inadequate levels of digitization despite it being a significant component of the wider digitalization of education. The presence of organizational and legal barriers in the educational environment does not contribute to the digitalization of education. The issue of collaboration between teachers and students emerges in the context of educational digitalization. The study was conducted at Abai University and Almaty University of Humanities and Economics (Almaty, Kazakhstan). The experiment included 163 participants. The study revealed a lack of knowledge of digital literacy and motivation among learners for creating a digital environment and providing feedback. The use of cloud computing, video hosting and the coordination of offline and online activities on the internet were found to provide challenges for maintaining the security and privacy of personal information. This study demonstrates that significant advances in students' digital literacy have occurred following the introduction and testing of the author's academic program with EG participants to develop digital skills. Data from this study can serve as the foundation for creating strategies for digital skills development in universities and as a methodological basis for adapting educational programs for digital skills development. © 2025 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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students Digital Skills development Digital educational technology Exploratory Influence

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Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Funding & Acknowledgements
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, КазНПУ
Grant: 09-02-55/268 dated 28.03.2023
Funding: This research is supported by Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan (Grant number: No 09-02-55/268 dated 28.03.2023). Institutional Review Board Statement: The Ethical Committee of the Academic Council, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan has granted approval for this study on 12 October 2023 (Ref. No. 3). Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. This study followed all ethical practices during writing. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Authors\u2019 Contributions: All authors contributed equally to the conception and design of the study. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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