Digital competence development of social-interaction specialists within higher education

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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2026.20.01.8

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digital competence, specialists in social-interaction specialties, higher education institutions, digital platforms, artificial intelligence

Abstract

This study evaluates the impact of a digitally enriched educational environment on the development of digital competence among students in social-interaction specialties in higher education. A quasi-experimental design was implemented with control and experimental groups, integrating structured digital learning activities aimed at strengthening technological, cognitive, and motivational components of digital competence. Data were collected through validated diagnostic tools and analyzed using statistical procedures to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. The results indicate significant improvements in the digital competence levels of students exposed to the digitally enriched learning environment compared with those in the control group. These findings highlight the pedagogical value of systematically integrating digital environments into higher education curricula and support their role in enhancing students’ readiness to operate in digitally mediated professional contexts.

Author Biographies

Liudmyla Yasnohurska, Rivne State University of the Humanities, Ukraine. 

PhD in Philology, Assistant Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages, Rivne State University of the Humanities, Ukraine. 

Oleh Plakhotnik, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Sciences (Law), PhD., Associate professor of the Department of Justice of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.     

Kyrylo Tulin, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

PhD in Education (Pedagogy), Assistant at the Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Psychology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Alla Kondratiuk, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Ukraine.

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Foreign Languages Department, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Ukraine.

Andrii Lytvynov, Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University, Ukraine. 

Candidate of Pedagogical Science, Associated Professor, Department of Primary Education Theory and Methods, Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University, Ukraine. 

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2026-03-30

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Yasnohurska, L., Plakhotnik, O., Tulin, K., Kondratiuk, A., & Lytvynov, A. (2026). Digital competence development of social-interaction specialists within higher education. Eduweb, 20(1), 122–143. https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2026.20.01.8

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