A scuola di competenza digitale. Il ruolo degli insegnanti nell'uso delle ICT degli studenti

This article explores the association between the way teachers make use of digital media in the classroom and the level of digital skills of students. Analysis draws upon unique data coming from a survey carried out in Trentino in 2008, about the behavior of teachers with ICT and the level of digital competence of about 1,000 students from ninth grade. The results show that there is a positive and statistically significant relationship between teachers' behaviour and students' digital competence. These results suggest that teachers' attitudes towards digital media constitute an area of intervention for the promotion of digital competence among young people in schools