Defining the need: digital literacy skills for first-year university students


Oncul G.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION, vol.13, no.4, pp.925-943, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/jarhe-06-2020-0179
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.925-943
  • Keywords: Needs assessment, First-year students, Digital literacy skills
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - This study aims to build context-specific measurement tools to assess first-year students' digital literacy skills. The purpose is to collect data to provide more meaningful skills support for new students and raise their awareness about the digital literacy skills fundamental to academic study.