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Online Safety as a New Component of Digital Literacy for Young People

Integration of Education, 2020

Introduction. Digital literacy refers to the skills required to achieve digital competence, the confident and critical use of information and communication technology for learning, leisure, communication and future work of young people. Digital competence has a dual nature. First of all, it is the technical ability to operate programs, pages, equipment. Secondly, it is also the ability to use digital media safely. Both perspectives are important in the educational perspective, i.e. media education and socialisation. Materials and Methods. The paper presents the attempts to measure digital literacy in the area of threats resutling from using the new media in the group of upper-secondary school students (fourth educational cycle). The study was carried out using a diagnostic test with 18 questions. The research was conducted in the group of 1693 youths aged 15-21. The research was designed based on traditional methods of testing knowledge and skills. Results. The findings showed that the weakest digital literacy component was the copyright-related knowledge and the strongest area was online shopping and financial operations. All digital literacy components are interrelated. The improvement in one area leads to the development of other digital literacy elements. Despite this correlation, digital literacy is a heterogeneous concept. There are also differences regarding certain digital literacy components, determined by gender-girls obtained higher test results in terms of the soft competencies whereas boys were better with the technical aspects of digital literacy. Based on the cluster analysis, we noticed that 41.41% of the students obtained good and very good results from the competence test. More than half of the students require further education in most of the analysed areas. Discussion and Conclusion. For educational decision-makers, the findings highlight the importance of designing training programs aimed at developing students' digital literacies, with a special focus on new topics as sexting, piracy and cyberbullying.

Digital Literacy in the Area of Digital Safety Among Parents of the Secondary School Students

Электронные образовательные технологии: решения, проблемы, перспективы, 2019

The article presents the results of research on the level of digital literacy among parents of secondary school students. The study was commissioned by the Ministry of national education and conducted among 466 parents and guardians in 2016. The aim of the study was to show the level of knowledge and skills regarding electronic threats and views on education in the era of digital media dominance. A competency test measuring knowledge and skills served as a research tool. The results showed that parents have a relatively high level of knowledge in terms of ergonomics of using new media, but an unsatisfactory level of awareness in the field of copyright. The data helped formulate guidelines for improving digital security in the family and school.

Awareness of Safe and Responsible Use of ICT Among Students in a Malaysian University

Empowering 21st Century Learners Through Holistic and Enterprising Learning

In Malaysia, in 2013, the DigiCyberSAFE in Schools programme administered a survey on 9651 students aged 7-18 (primary and secondary school students) on their levels of awareness and understanding of cybersafety issues, appropriate online behaviour and ability to safeguard themselves against risks. The current study was conducted on students in a private university, aged between 19 and 24 years. The objective was to determine the level of awareness of cybersafety issues and their ability to safeguard themselves against risks. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used. A survey questionnaire was used to determine their awareness and understanding of cyber-safety issues and the ability to safeguard against risks. Focus group interview was used to examine students' perceptions and experiences of risky online activities. The findings show: (i) students feel somewhat safe when they were on the internet. (ii) They have a good understanding of what constitutes risky online activities. (iii) The students also

The Role of Digital Literacy on Online Opportunity and Online Risk in Indonesian Youth

2021

The Internet and digital devices have become an important part of life among the youth (age 17-24) of today. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Internet use in youth increased by 19.3%, with an average usage of 11.6 hours per day. Youths gain a lot of opportunities from the Internet, but, it also exposes them to various risks. Therefore, there is a need for measures to make the Internet a safe place for youth, in a balanced way that addresses opportunities alongside risks, through digital literacy. It is expected that through digital literacy, youths can take advantage of online opportunities, without being subjected to any dangers. This study aims to examine the relationship between the digital literacy, online opportunities, and online risks of young people, while at the same time examining the influence of digital literacy on those online risks and opportunities. This study employed the quantitative study approach (explanatory study). Cross-sectional surveys and structure...

Skills of Digital Literacy to Address the Risks of Interactive Communication

New technologies are fully integrated into the lives of children, so every day they spend more and more time using them. It is noteworthy that technologies offer many opportunities and benefits for children, but they are also associated with disadvantages and dangers. For this reason, parents and educators fear that children could suffer any of the network risks: exposure to pornography, cyberbullying, sexual harassment or grooming, sexting, contact with strangers, and impersonation. In this situation, the authors should not deprive minors of the use of digital technologies. Nevertheless, the solution is to provide them with digital skills so they become digital literate and can use these tools safely. Therefore, through this study they sought to identify the skills that compound digital literacy: technological or instrumental, communication, information, critical, and security. Finally, the authors propose the implementation of a literacy intervention with the aim of providing the children with these skills.

Skills in the area of digital safety as a key component of digital literacy among teachers

Education and Information Technologies, 2019

The goal of the research was to assess the level of Digital Literacy (DL) among teachers. The study was diagnostic in order to show DL in six selected key areas: the ergonomics of using ICT, assessing the credibility of information, secure online communication, maintaining anonymity in the digital world, safe logging-in, and intellectual property. DL was measured using a knowledge and competence test. The study was conducted in Poland in 2017/2018 among 701 primary school teachers (primary being the second stage of education). Based on the data collected, we have noticed the following: DL is a heterogeneous concept; the respondents possess the lowest level of knowledge in the area of intellectual property law and know the most about ergonomics; gender does not determine the level of knowledge and competencies in the group. Furthermore, the Dunning-Kruger effect is noticeable among the teachers, in the context of evaluation of DL related to digital safety. We also need to emphasise that for teachers, DL is one of the key protective factors in digital safety, viewed holistically, in schools. Thus, diagnosing and facilitating the development of DL has become one of the key challenges faced by schools today.

Parents' knowledge and skills about the risks of the digital world

South African Journal of Education, 2021

In this article we present the level of knowledge and literacy held by the parents of primary school students regarding internet safety (online safety, digital safety) in the context of digital literacy (DL) in terms of both technical skills and knowledge. The study reported on here was conducted in Poland, and was commissioned by the Ministry of National Education. The research involved measuring the knowledge and skills regarding the prevention of electronic threats (e-threats) which are defined as problematic situations and behaviour mediated by digital media and the internet. E-threats are related to mental and physical health, social aspects and technical matters related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). In order to narrow down the research area, 6 components related to e-threats were selected, namely: the ergonomics of using digital media; the evaluation of the reliability of online information; the influence of advertising on consumers' choices; risky online relationships; understanding the mechanisms of secure logging-in; and protection against malware. The DL level was measured using a competence test. An analysis of 514 tests revealed that the most neglected areas were the protection of children against unwanted communication with other users, and secure logging-in. The strongest component was the ergonomics of using ICT. We also noted that more than one fifth of parents showed a satisfactory level of DL related to online safety. Another observation was that DL is a complex and heterogeneous concept. The DL components are related with one another to different extents. Some DL elements are determined by the level of education, place of living, subjective sense of own well-being or intuitive perception (self-evaluation).

Examination of Digital Literacy Levels of University Students

Dinamika Ilmu

In this study, it was aimed to determine the digital literacy levels of university students. The study also aimed to examine the differentiation status of university students in terms of various variables of digital literacy levels. In addition, in the study, the digital literacy levels of university students were determined by gender, type of education (normal/secondary education), higher education level (associate / undergraduate/graduate), higher education program they are enrolled in, grade point average, class, average monthly income, social network with the most time spent. It is also aimed to examine the differentiation status in terms of the variables of average internet usage time during the day, the preferred tool for internet use, and the educational status of the parents. In this study, the survey model, which is one of the quantitative patterns, was used. The population of the study consisted of a total of 17,006 students, 11,500 undergraduate and 5,506 associate degree...

Digital Literacy: Education for Safe Internet Usage

ENGAGEMENT Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Vol. 07, No. 1, May, 2023, pp. 139 -150, 2023

Digital literacy has an important role in preventing cybercrime. This Community Service Program (PKM) aims to increase public awareness of using the internet safely, positively and creatively. This PKM activities is a form of my participation as one of the speakers in the series of events "National Digital Literacy Movement" held by Ministry of

How Information Literacy Influences Student’s Online Risk Mitigation

Journal of Information Engineering and Educational Technology

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the learning system in higher education which is becoming distance learning using information technology. In addition to providing good opportunities, online learning poses risks that can threaten students. The risks encountered can be sourced from the information aspect. This study aims to determine the level of the role of information literacy which includes skills to obtain, analyze, and evaluate information, on students' awareness of online risk exposure. In this study, a survey was conducted to 264 undergraduate students at various universities in Indonesia. Data analysis was carried out using the SEM-PLS method with the help of SmartPLS 3.0 software to measure the construct of the hypothetical model. The results show that information literacy has a positive relationship with students' awareness of online risks. The relationship is mediated by the existence of self-control and awareness of information privacy by the ind...