Exploring Digital Literacy Skills in Social Sciences and Humanities Students

Sustainability

Cristina Cautisanu¹  Camelia Grădinaru²  Ana Iolanda Vodă³  Chris Tănăsescu⁴  Gustavo Herminio Salati Marcondes de Moraes⁵ 

[1] CERNESIM Environmental Research Center, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, 700505 Iasi, Romania;Departament of Communication Sciences and Public Relations, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, 700505 Iasi, Romania;Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, 700057 Iasi, Romania;Faculté de Philosophie, Arts et Lettres, Institut des Civilisations, Arts et Lettres, UCLouvain, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Limeira 13484-350, Brazil;

关键词: digital literacy;    digital skills;    COVID-19;    education level;    digital course enrolment;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su14052483

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Digital literacy is among the mandatory abilities to any higher education level and represents a fundamental ingredient in successful professionalization. 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 on digital literacy by placing it in a specific and well-defined context, analyzing different perspectives that involve such learning, such as predictors of digital literacy in different types of students. In addition, research increases its importance as it is being developed during the pandemic, a period characterized by accelerated technological use and sudden changes. This research used a quantitative design based on the answers to a questionnaire conducted from 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 the 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 social sciences, while other digital skills (i.e., creativity and information) are more prevalent in the case of humanities students. Moreover, the results showed that, except for creativity and problem-solving-related digital skills, all of the digital skills were significantly influenced by students’ different levels of education.

【 授权许可】

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