A study on the digital competence of teachers in the use of YouTube as a teaching resource according to gender, age, and years of teaching experience

The purpose of this study was to describe the teacher's self-perceived level digital competence in the use of YouTube as a learning resource. As specific objectives, the level of competence was compared across the variables gender, age, and years of experience. For this, a non-experimental, quantitative, and ex post facto design was used. Data collection was carried out in the last quarter of 2022, with a sample of 2,157 respondents. The results showed that the self-perceived level was high in relation to the ability to search and share information, although it was medium-to-low for the creation of content. Regarding gender, significant differences were found in favor of the male teacher. Regarding age and years of teaching, significant and negative correlations were found, with an inverse relationship between the increase in age and experience and the decrease in digital competence.