Transfer effects between ICT literacy and conventional literacies

2025/02/13 by Timo Gnambs · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Gender and Technology in Education

paper · doi:10.31234/osf.io/tq37z_v1

openalex publication_date 2025/02/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

ICT literacy encompasses a range of cognitive abilities that facilitate the effective use of digital technologies. Two studies on German students investigated the role of reading comprehension and mathematical competencies in the development of ICT literacy in adolescence. A variance decomposition analysis (N = 13,335) revealed that both competence domains together accounted for nearly half of the explained item variances in two ICT literacy assessments. Additionally, a cross-lagged panel analysis (N = 4,872) demonstrated that reading and mathematical competencies predicted ICT literacy growth over three years, while ICT literacy also had reciprocal effects on domain-specific competencies. These findings emphasize that ICT literacy is not merely a technical skill set but is also closely related to other cognitive abilities.

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• In a new preprint I examine transfer effects between ICT and conventional literacies to highlight the cognitive basis of ICT literacy. doi.org/10.31234/osf... [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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