How to identify and understand digital literacy among 9th grade Norwegian students: Examining the influences from school and home on students digital literacy
Since 2003, the biennial national ITU Monitor survey has been carried out by the Network for IT Research and Competence in Education to gather information about the use of information and computer technology (ICT) in Norwegian schools, including students, teachers and school leaders. In the ITU Moni...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitetsforlaget
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.idunn.no/dk/2009/03-04/art01 |
| Summary: | Since 2003, the biennial national ITU Monitor survey has been
carried out by the Network for IT Research and Competence in Education
to gather information about the use of information and computer
technology (ICT) in Norwegian schools, including students, teachers
and school leaders. In the ITU Monitor 2009, the students were given
an assessment to measure their digital literacy in addition to questions
about when and how often they use ICT in school.
The aim of this paper is to identify and understand how digital
literacy among 9th grade students is related to time
spent on computers at school and outside school, family background
and priorities from the schools. The findings from the study reveal
a large variation in digital literacy and this can indicate a digital
literacy divide among the 9th grade students. Further,
the results show how digital literacy is related to both school
factors (e.g. access to computers and schools with an ICT-supportive
climate) and home factors (e.g. family background and grades). Overall,
the findings indicate how systematic factors at the individual and
school levels have an impact on digital literacy. |
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| ISSN: | 0809-6724 1891-943X |