A Multilevel Analysis of Digital Literacy: The Effects of Goal Orientation, Family Background and School Leadership

• In Event: Contemporary Analyses of Context and Integration in Educational Technology

Abstract

The ability to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the five basic competencies required in Norwegian elementary schools. The present study uses questionnaire data from 7th grade students (N=2.408) and school principals (N=180) to explore how student and school factors are related to students’ performance on a digital competence test. By running Multilevel Analysis, the variation in digital literacy between schools and between students was examined. Preliminary findings indicate that school leaders priorities, student’s mastery orientation, mother’s educational level, books at home, students use of computers at home and being female has a positive impact on digital literacy. Whereas, student’s performance orientation and their use of computers at school has a negative impact on digital literacy.

Authors

• Ove Edvard Hatlevik, The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education

• Inger Throndsen, University of Oslo

• Geir Ottestad, Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education