Research Article

Investigating the digital skills of undergraduate students in terms of various variables

Volume: 5 Number: 4 December 10, 2022
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Investigating the digital skills of undergraduate students in terms of various variables

Abstract

It is argued that, young people growing up surrounded by digital technologies intuitively acquire digital skills and therefore do not need digital education or training. For this reason, with the belief that students already have digital skills, digital literacy education courses are reduced or removed in educational institutions. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize the importance of development of digital skills in the education. The purpose of this research is to examine the digital skills of students in terms of various variables. This research was conducted as a survey research. The participant group of the research consists of 423 undergraduate students who have just started to study at a university. According to the results of the research, the digital skill levels of the students who attend the IT courses are significantly higher than the students who do not. Digital skills were significantly higher for the male students than for the female students. In addition, the digital skills of the students who took the IT courses from the teacher trained in teaching digital skills were significantly higher than the students who took the course from teachers from other professions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 10, 2022

Submission Date

July 30, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 6, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 5 Number: 4

APA
Coşkunserçe, O., & Aydoğdu, Ş. (2022). Investigating the digital skills of undergraduate students in terms of various variables. Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 5(4), 1219-1237. https://doi.org/10.31681/jetol.1151461

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