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A Study of the Effect of Individuals’ Orientation, Digital Literacy and Communication on Self-Efficacy: Targeting Students in the Computational Thinking Class

  • Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
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  • 2020, 63(1), pp.47-58
  • DOI : 10.17939/hushss.2020.63.1.004
  • Publisher : Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : January 7, 2020
  • Accepted : February 5, 2020
  • Published : February 28, 2020

Yunjung Ko 1

1호남대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study seeks to verify the effect of individuals’ orientation of students in the computational thinking class, digital literacy and communication on self-efficacy. Also, it wants to ascertain whether digital literacy has improved communication, and whether digital literacy and communication have improved self-efficacy. For this purpose five factors were developed: two types of individual orientation (extrovert or introvert), digital literacy, communication, and self-efficacy. A survey of 31 items was administered to 180 students in the computational thinking class. Analysis was based on results of 166 questionnaires. The study indicated that extroverts improved digital literacy and communication skill, while introverts improved digital literacy through class. In addition, communication skill improved digital literacy, and self-efficacy was improved by digital literacy. But self-efficacy was not improved by communication ability. Through improved digital literacy, they could distinguish whether others are good or not, after which they could produce trust and start to share and deliver information to others. Finally, improved digital literacy resulted in self-efficacy. Digital literacy and communication skill are core competencies to the undergraduate students in this smart era. This study suggests how education programs in computational thinking can be created for undergraduate students to improve digital literacy and communication skill

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.