Digital tasks, skills and knowledge

Ebonyi State

(n = 132)

Imo State

(n = 180)

Mean

(a) Information and data management tasks, skills and knowledge

i. I can turn on and turn off digital devices

ii. I can create a login account and manage my password

iii. I can use digital devices to search for information and data in a digital environment

iv. I can create and update personal search strategies to navigate among information sources online

v. I can analyse and evaluate the credibility and reliability of the sources of information and data online

vi. I can organise, store and retrieve information, data and content in a digital environment

3.04**

2.44*

2.54**

2.14*

2.04*

2.21*

0.82

1.10

0.99

0.21

1.01

0.81

2.96**

2.59*

2.59**

2.21*

2.19*

1.02

0.52

0.81

0.93

0.72

0.83

(b) Digital communication and collaboration tasks, skills and knowledge

i. I can interact through a variety of digital technologies

ii. I understand appropriate communication means for any given context

iii. I can share data, information and digital content with others through appropriate digital technologies.

iv. I know about referencing and attribution practices in a digital environment

v. I can use digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes and co-construction and co-creation of data, resources and knowledge

vi. I am aware of behavioural norms while using digital technologies and interacting in digital environments

vii. I can adapt communication strategies to a specific audience

viii. I can create and manage one or multiple digital identities to be able to protect my reputation in a digital environment

2.09*

2.39*

2.46*

2.48*

2.79**

2.26*

2.36*

2.48*

0.56

1.21

0.35

0.86

0.22

1.56

0.38

0.44

2.56**

2.46*

2.71**

2.19**

2.09*

2.34*

2.44*

0.34

0.97

0.64

0.14

0.48

0.91

0.49

1.04

i. I can create and edit digital content in different formats

ii. I can express myself through digital means

iii. I can modify, refine and integrate new information and content into an existing body of knowledge and resources to create new content

iv. I understand how copyrights and licenses apply to digital information and content

v. I can identify simple rules of copyright and licenses that apply to data, digital information and content

iv. I can plan and develop a sequence of understandable instructions for a computing system to solve a given problem or to perform a specific task

2.79**

2.74**

2.21*

2.26*

2.49*

2.11*

0.12

0.47

0.42

0.48

0.28

0.92

2.09*

2.56**

2.09*

2.36*

2.56**

2.34*

0.19

0.10

0.21

0.47

0.68

1.03

(d) Safety tasks, skills and knowledge

i. I can identify simple ways to protect my devices and digital content in a digital environment

ii. I understand and can differentiate simple risks and threats in a digital environment

iii. I know about safety and security measures and have due regard for reliability and privacy when interacting with digital devices

iv. I understand how to use and share personally identifiable information while being able to protect myself and others from damage in a digital environment

2.51**

2.39*

2.64**

2.39*

0.14

0.12

0.92

0.94

2.44*

2.09*

2.39*

2.34*

0.32

1.01

0.42

1.03

(e) Digital Problem-solving tasks, skills and knowledge

i. I can identify and fix technical problems when operating devices and using digital environments (e.g. troubleshooting)

ii. I understand how to adjust and customise digital environments to personal needs

iii. I know how to use digital tools and technologies to create knowledge, innovation processes, and products

iv. I understand how to seek opportunities for self-development and to keep up-to-date with the digital evolution

v. I understand where my digital competence needs to be improved or updated and support others with their digital competence development

2.26*

2.04*

2.19*

2.26*

2.31*

0.13

0.47

0.90

1.22

0.27

2.04*

2.29*

2.01*

2.19*

2.04*

0.84

0.89

1.03

0.87

0.93

Grand Mean

2.41*

0.67

2.32*

0.82