Digital Literacy as a Boost Factor in Employability of Students

Vrana, Radovan

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6_17

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“…It is common knowledge that employers look for digital abilities when screening job applications. Improving girls' and women's digital skills would enhance their employability opportunities, allowing them to remain employed or advance in their careers (Vrana, 2016). As women are central to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals in the digital society, HE and other educational stakeholders must be responsive to the preferences and types of didactic and strategic educational processes offered to help the growth of women's DCs in Africa (Gros, 2015).…”

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Assessment of Female University Students’ Digital Competence: Potential Implications for Higher Education in Africa

Ogegbo

Tijani²,

Adegoke³

et al. 2021

IJHE

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This study assessed the digital skills of female university students and the implications for higher education in Africa. A descriptive survey was used to sample 100 female university students from four African countries (Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda). The instrument used was the digital competence survey. Two research questions and two hypotheses were postulated and tested. According to the study's findings, most female university students in Nigeria and South Africa have expert and advanced levels of information and digital literacy, communication and collaboration, digital content creation, and safety.On the other hand, Uganda was mainly found at the basic or no levels, whereas Rwanda was mostly found at the intermediate levels. The chi-square analysis reveals a significant difference between the ages of female university students and their DC levels (χ2 =.000; p < 0.05). A significant difference exists between female university students’ program of study and their levels of DC (χ2 = .000; p < 0.05). Students also faced challenges such as a lack of ICT tools, insufficient knowledge and skills, data issues, and poor internet connectivity. The implications of these findings for African higher education institutions suggest that female students, particularly in Rwanda and Uganda, require training to be digitally competent and compete globally with their peers. As a result, we recommend that students from different programs of study with less demand in technology be allowed to take compulsory electives in technology courses while older female students are given adequate support.

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Assessment of Female University Students’ Digital Competence: Potential Implications for Higher Education in Africa

Ogegbo

Tijani²,

Adegoke³

et al. 2021

IJHE

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“…As mentioned, digital transformation will increase the graduates proficiency in technology which are the preference of all the companies in Oman. Digital transformation will increase student's employability due to increased digital literacy (Vrana, 2016).…”

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Balancing of Skills in the Digital Transformation of Education and Employability

Matriano

2023

SHS Web Conf.

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Balancing the skills through digital transformation will help increase the graduates’ employability. This study explored the digital transformation in the Sultanate of Oman by looking at the different aspects, such as how this transformation has affected the way the educators conducted their lessons and, at the same time, how students learned from the shared learning materials. Based on the gathered literature, digital transformation is essential to education for various reasons, such as enabling collaboration and personalized learning. From the global and Omani perspectives on teaching and learning methodologies, it shows similarities in conducting online and hybrid classes, submitting students’ output, and assessing the students’ academic success. The recommendation focuses on continuing current strategies and provides additional support for students facing challenges; It is also recommended to create a venue or platform which will assess the educator’s technology skills to ensure their readiness for the challenges of the digital transformation. The government and private education institutions should continually enhance the technology infrastructure requirement of this ongoing digital transformation to ensure that Oman will offer the best in the world and to continually offer sustainable knowledge for society through improved technology infrastructure

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“…Amiri (2009) through The Make It-Take It After-School program, also found that the development in digital literacy had a great impact on academic performance. Likewise, the online survey conducted by Vrana (2016) at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science in Zagreb, Croatia showed that students perceived digital literacy had a strong influence not only on their academic performance but on their quality of education. Some researchers also found a variety of impacts on different characteristics of students.…”

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Digital Literacy and Study Performance: The Case of Students in Ho Chi Minh City

Pham¹,

Nguyen²

2022

IJBMR

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Challenges in measuring digital competence among the higher education students from different disciplines and universities in Ho Chi Minh city is confronted in this study. The results confirm that the scales proposed and applied in foreign studies can also be able to apply in the context of Vietnam. The first effort was paid to measure digital competence using a quantitative method among Vietnamese students in 2021 with the emerging of E-learning alternative which is clearly triggered by the Covid 19 pandemic. The significant components that construct the digital competence levels of observed students include the skills in understanding and using information, the skills in using technology and computers, the skills in communicating via E-learning channel, and the skills in effectively using images. All the above skills are presented in the activities within the higher education context. The results provide some insights into the differences in digital literacy between the groups of students whose English levels are different as well as the students who attained different study performance. The better literacy the higher GPA that students obtain. By providing empirical evidence to policy implications, contribute to the sake of technology development benefiting study performance and working competencies of the graduates in the digital era.

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Digital Literacy as a Boost Factor in Employability of Students

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

Assessment of Female University Students’ Digital Competence: Potential Implications for Higher Education in Africa

Assessment of Female University Students’ Digital Competence: Potential Implications for Higher Education in Africa

Balancing of Skills in the Digital Transformation of Education and Employability

Digital Literacy and Study Performance: The Case of Students in Ho Chi Minh City

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