effectiveness of digital competence on entrepreneurial mindset and lifelong learning of students

The present study was conducted to determine the impact of digital competence on entrepreneurial mindset and lifelong learning of sixth-grade female students in mirjaveh city during 2022-2023 academic years. the research method was quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control groups. the statistical population consisted of all sixth-grade female students in mirjaveh, and meraj-2 elementary school was randomly selected. the sample members included two classes of sixth grade, one assigned as the experimental group and the other as the control group. students in the experimental group underwent 12 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes, under the supervision of the researcher to acquire digital competence skills. the data collection instruments included the lifelong learning questionnaire (li cheng, 2010) and the entrepreneurial mindset questionnaire (bahramzadeh et al., 2009). data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (one-way and multivariate analysis of covariance). the results of the covariance analysis were examined for comparing the scores of entrepreneurial mindset, lifelong learning, and their components between the experimental and control groups in the posttest. the f value for each was significant at that indicating that the effect size of digital competence on entrepreneurial mindset and lifelong learning was significant. furthermore, considering the higher mean scores of the experimental group students in the posttest, it was concluded that the digital competence has a positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial mindset and lifelong learning of students.