Exploring Digital Literacy Skills in Economic and Social Sciences and Humanities Students
(2022) Sustainability — Vol. 14, n° 5, p. 2483 (2022)
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- Digital literacy circumscribes the mandatory abilities at any higher education level and represents a fundamental ingredient for successful professionalisation. Considering the deep penetration of digital technologies in everyday life, digital literacy offers a set of transversal skills that could improve a whole area of activities, from banking operations to civic participation. However, these skills are diverse and vary according to the development of technologies and society. This study fills an important academic gap in digital literacy scholarship by placing digital literacy in a specific and well-defined context, analysing different perspectives that involve this learning, such as predictors of digital literacy in different types of students. In addition, the research increases its importance when being developed during a pandemic period, of accelerated technological use, and with sudden changes being implemented. This research used a quantitative design based on the answers to a questionnaire conducted during March 2021 to May 2021. From a methodological perspective, we tested several hypotheses using One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) within Structural Equation Model (SEM).The results show that communication, critical thinking, problem-solving and technical digital skills are more present in the case of students enrolled in Economic and Social Sciences specializations, while other digital skills (i.e., creativity and information) are more to the fore in the case of Humanities students. Also, the results showed that, except for creativity and problem-solving digital skills, all of the other digital skills were significantly influenced by students’ different levels of education.
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Tanasescu, C., & et al. (2022). Exploring Digital Literacy Skills in Economic and Social Sciences and Humanities Students. Sustainability, 14(5), 2483. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052483 (Original work published 2022)