Development of the digital and socio-civic skills (DIGISOC) questionnaire

Peart, M. , Gutiérrez-Esteban, P. and Cubo-Delgado, S. (2020) Development of the digital and socio-civic skills (DIGISOC) questionnaire. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68, pp. 3327-3351. (doi: 10.1007/S11423-020-09824-Y)

Abstract

Recognizing that digital citizenship includes the capacity to foster growth opportunities and also, can help to minimize risks and divides from the use of digital technology is essential for today’s society and education. This on-going study intends to identify core aspects that help or hinder youth participation and contribute on how to educate youth and improve on digital citizenship through the development of digital and socio-civic skills. The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument that invites young people, aged 16–35, to assess their digital and socio-civic skills. The development process of the instrument involves a literature review, designing and constructing the dimensions and items of the questionnaire and finally, assessing the content and construct validity as well as the reliability of the instrument. We have obtained an instrument in English and Spanish with acceptable scientific guarantees; including statistical data regarding a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and favorable reliability coefficients using cronbach’s alpha.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Peart, Dr Mark
• Authors: Peart, M., Gutiérrez-Esteban, P., and Cubo-Delgado, S.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Journal Name: Educational Technology Research and Development
• Publisher: Springer
• ISSN: 1042-1629
• ISSN (Online): 1556-6501