Introduction
Theoretical background
Digital literacy and other related concepts
Conceptualization of digital literacy
Dimensions of digital literacy from different perspectives
Models/frameworks of teacher digital literacy assessment in the educational context
Framework/Model | Organization/Author | Country | Level | Component/Aspect | PE | DR | TL | A | EL | FLC |
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DigCompEdu | European Commission; Redecker (2017b) | International | Six levels: awareness, exploration, integration, expertise, leadership, and innovation | Professional engagement (PE), digital resources (DR), teaching and learning (TL), assessment (A), empowering learners (EL), and facilitating learners’ digital competence (FLC) | O | O | O | O | O | O |
ICT Competency Framework for Teachers | UNESCO | International | Three levels: knowledge acquisition, knowledge deepening, and knowledge creation | Policy and vision, curriculum and assessment, pedagogy, ICT, organization and administration, and teacher professional development | O | O | O | O | O | O |
ISTE | Crompton (2017) | USA | Evaluation, facilitation, designation, collaboration, leadership, citizenship, and learning | O | O | O | O | O | O | |
The Common Framework for Digital Competence for
Teachers | The Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports | Spain | Three levels: basic, medium, and advanced | Information and data literacy communication and collaboration, digital content creation, safety, problem-solving | O | O | O | O | O | |
The British Framework of Digital Teaching | The British Education and Teaching Foundation | Britain | Pedagogical planning, pedagogical approach, employability of students, specific teaching, evaluation, accessibility and inclusion, and self-development | O | O | O | O | O | O | |
Teachers’ ICT competencies | Ministry of Education, Chile; Enlances (2011) | Chile | Pedagogical, technical, management, social, ethical, legal, and professional development | O | O | O | ||||
DigEuLit | Martin and Grudziecki (2006) | Contextual | Three levels: digital competence, digital usage, and digital transformation | Skills/concepts, professional application, and innovation | O | O | O | |||
SARM | Puentedura (2006) | Contextual | Four levels: substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition | Visualization and simulation, social computing, digital storytelling, and educational gaming | O | O | O | O | ||
TPACK | Mishra and Koehler (2006) | Contextual | Technology, pedagogy, content, and knowledge | O | O | O | ||||
Teachers’ digital competence model | Krumsvik (2014) | Contextual | Four levels: adoption, adaptation, appropriation, innovation | Basic digital skills, elementary skills, didactic ICT competence, learning strategies, and digital building | O | O | O | O | ||
DECK | Fisher et al. (2012) | Contextual | Distributed cognition and knowledge, engagement and motivation, community and communication, and knowledge building | O | O | O | ||||
DigiLit Leicester | Hall et al. (2014) | Contextual | Four levels: entry, core, developer, pioneer | Finding, evaluating, and organizing; creating and sharing; communication, collaboration, and participation; and e-safety and online identity | O | O | O | O | ||
Digital Literacy Model | Ng (2012) | Contextual | Technical, cognitive, and socioemotional | O | O | O | O |
Approaches and types of instruments to measure digital literacy
Instrument reliability and validity indicators
Method
Search strategies and study selection
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Articles were limited to peer-reviewed journals between January 2011 and February 2022.
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Articles were published on information technology research in education.
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The study participants were in service and pre-service teachers.
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The study focused on digital competency assessment.
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The articles were written in English.
The coding process and data extraction
Study coding | |
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Research context | Year, author, country, level of schools |
Sample | Number of pre-service or inservice teachers in the study |
Research tools | Questionnaire, interview, performance task, etc. |
Types of assessment tool | Self-evaluation, objective assessment, etc. |
Framework/model | Framework or model used in designing the assessment tool |
Components of digital literacy assessment tool | Professional engagement, digital resources, teaching and learning, assessment, empowering learners, and facilitating learners’ digital competence |
Evidence of reliability and validity | Reliability (Cronbach’s α, kappa coefficient, McDonald’s omega, etc.) |
Validity (content validity, face validity, construct validity, etc.) |
Results and discussion
Characteristics of reviewed studies
Journal title | Number of articles |
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Computers and education | 4 |
Nordic journal of digital literacy | 2 |
Computers in human behavior | 2 |
British journal of educational technology | 2 |
Education sciences | 5 |
Journal of new approaches in educational research | 3 |
System | 1 |
Educacion XX1 | 1 |
Education and information technologies | 2 |
Journal of education for teaching | 1 |
European journal of teacher education | 1 |
Journal of information and technology education: research | 1 |
International education studies | 1 |
Journal of educational computing research | 1 |
European journal of contemporary education | 1 |
Empirical research in vocational education and training | 1 |
Scandinavian journal of educational research | 1 |
Technology, knowledge and learning | 1 |
Asia pacific journal of educators and education | 1 |
Interactive learning environments | 1 |