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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2022.12.01.083

Digital Literacy of Middle School Students for Informatics Education  

Choi, Jeongwon (Manwol middle school)
Publication Information
Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.12, no.1, 2022 , pp. 83-90 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order for effective informatics education it is premisd that students have digital literacy. But the absence of informatics education for about 10 years has make students have low digital literacy, and as a result, there are many voices in the school field that it is difficult to have a smooth class. Therefore in this study, the elements of digital literacy required to efficiently operate the 2015 middle school informatics curriculum and digital literacy of middle school students was analyzed. As a result, the students showed biased use of the computing devices and software the frequently use. They were inexperienced in using hardware necessary for learning, understanding basic terms for online collaboration, understanding operating systems, information searching, and producing documents. This study is meaningful in that it provides basic data that serves as a guideline for the direction of digital literacy education for effective informatics education.
Keywords
Digital Literacy; Cultivating Digital Literacy; Middle School Informatics Education; Software Education; 2015 Informatics Curriculum;
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