21st-century digital skills instrument aimed at working professionals: Conceptual development and empirical validation |
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Authors: | Ester van Laar Alexander JAM van Deursen Jan AGM van Dijk Jos de Haan |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of Twente, Department of Communication Science, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;2. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Media & Communication, PO Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Employees with high levels of 21st-century digital skills are beneficial for organizations characterized by rapid technological changes and complex knowledge bases. Although a number of instruments have been used to measure digital skills, they do not consider the broad range of 21st-century skills. Additionally, available measures are limited by their use of agreement scales and by their primary focus on students or citizens. This study aims to overcome these limitations by developing a set of reliable measures that focuses on the frequency of activities performed by working professionals to assess each core 21st-century digital skill. To this end, we conducted cognitive interviews, a survey pilot, and a full survey among a large sample of professionals working within the creative industries. The result is a theoretical, empirically validated instrument that measures six types of 21st-century digital skills: information, communication, collaboration, critical-thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills. |
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Keywords: | 21st-Century skills Digital skills Scale construction Workforce |
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