• Digital Literacy and Reading Habits of The DMI-St. Eugene University Students

    Author(s):
    Subaveerapandiyan A (see profile) , Priyanka Sinha
    Date:
    2022
    Subject(s):
    Computer literacy, Communication of technical information--Study and teaching, Books and reading
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    reading for pleasure, Reading habit, Digital Literacy, Inforamtion and Communication Technology, ict, 20th Century Skill, Electronic Resource, Inforamtion seeking behaviour
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/hj5v-rk07
    Abstract:
    Digital literacy is the skill of finding, evaluating, consuming, and generating information using digital technologies. The study attempted to comprehend university students' digital reading habits and skills. It also provides a glimpse of the pupils' favorite reading materials, including physical and digital sources. We examined BSc and BE Computer Science students of DMI-St. Eugene University, Zambia. The tool was a structured questionnaire that was distributed through WhatsApp. The study's findings revealed that most students thoroughly understand digital tools and how to use them but lack the skills to build their websites and portfolio. Out of 115 students, all agreed they used computers for learning purposes. Usage of digital environments, generally, they used the World Wide Web for searching for information. Additionally, most students have medium digital application skills, despite their preference for reading electronic books. The results indicate that students' gender and level of education had a statistically significant link with their digital literacy, whereas age wasn't shown to be a statistically relevant predictor. The findings show that, in terms of education, especially reading, students' or readers' top priorities are electronic resources; print book preferences are reduced.
    Notes:
    https://www.ilaindia.net/jila/index.php/jila/article/view/1296/355
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    Publisher:
    Indian Library Association
    Pub. Date:
    29/10/2022
    Journal:
    Journal of Indian Library Association
    Volume:
    58
    Issue:
    3
    Page Range:
    195 - 208
    ISSN:
    2456-513X
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    11 months ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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