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Preparing for Life in a Digital World : IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2018 International Report.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fraillon, Julian.
Other Authors: Ainley, John., Schulz, Wolfram., Friedman, Tim., Duckworth, Daniel.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • List of tables and figures
  • Executive summary
  • 1 Introduction to the IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2018
  • Background
  • Purposes of ICILS 2018
  • Research questions
  • The ICILS assessment framework
  • ICILS instruments
  • Participating countries, population, sample design, and achieved samples
  • Structure of this report
  • References
  • 2 The contexts for education on computer and information literacy and computational thinking
  • Chapter highlights
  • Introduction
  • Collecting data on contexts for CIL/CT education
  • Education systems and national contexts
  • ICT infrastructure and economic characteristics of countries
  • Approaches to CIL/CT education in ICILS countries
  • Schools' access to ICT resources
  • School policies and practices for using ICT
  • References
  • 3 Students' computer and information literacy
  • Chapter highlights
  • Introduction
  • Assessing CIL
  • The CIL described achievement scale
  • Describing CIL learning progress
  • Example CIL items
  • Comparison of CIL across countries
  • Achievement across countries with respect to proficiency levels
  • Trends in CIL achievement
  • Variation in CIL across countries with respect to student background characteristics
  • Home background indicators and CIL
  • References
  • 4 Students' computational thinking
  • Chapter highlights
  • Introduction
  • Assessing CT
  • The CT achievement scale
  • Example CT tasks
  • Comparison of CT across countries
  • Variation in CT across countries with respect to student background characteristics
  • The association between CT and CIL
  • References
  • 5 Students' engagement with information and communications technologies
  • Chapter highlights
  • Introduction
  • Student general engagement with ICT
  • Student engagement with ICT for school-related purposes.
  • Learning about ICT at school
  • Student perceptions of ICT
  • References
  • 6 Teaching with and about information and communications technologies
  • Chapter highlights
  • Introduction
  • Teachers' familiarity with and views of ICT
  • Perceptions of schools' ICT learning environments
  • Teacher emphasis on learning CIL and CT
  • Teachers' use of ICT for teaching and learning
  • References
  • 7 Investigating variations in computer and information literacy and computational thinking
  • Chapter highlights
  • Background
  • Data and methods
  • Explaining variation in CIL
  • Explaining variation in CT
  • References
  • 8 Reflections on the IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2018
  • ICILS as a pioneering study
  • The nature of CIL and CT
  • CIL and CT achievements vary greatly within countries
  • CIL, CT, digital literacy, and student gender
  • Evidence of the digital divide
  • Supporting teachers to use ICT in their teaching
  • Future directions for research
  • References
  • APPENDICES
  • APPENDIX A: Sampling information and participation rates
  • Appendix B: Percentage correct by country for example large task scoring criteria
  • Appendix C: Percentiles, means, and standard deviations of computer and information literacy and computational thinking
  • Appendix D: Pair-wise comparisons of average achievement data
  • Appendix E: Student percentages for dichotomous variables
  • Appendix F: Item maps
  • Appendix G: Organizations and individuals involved in ICILS 2018.

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