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

• Author: Fraillon, Julian.
• TeilnehmendeR: Ainley, John.; Schulz, Wolfram.; Friedman, Tim.; Duckworth, Daniel.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; Ã2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (315 pages)

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.