Are young generations in secondary school digitally competent? A study on Italian teenagers

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 797-807

  Calvani, Antonio ^a   Fini, Antonio ^a   Ranieri, Maria ^a   Picci, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment; Digital competence; Digital natives; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE ABILITY; COGNITIVE PROCESS; COGNITIVE SKILL; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; DIGITAL COMPETENCE; DIGITAL NATIVES; DIGITAL SKILLS; FAST ASSESSMENT; HIGH-ORDER; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; LEARNING STYLE; RESEARCH STUDIES; SECONDARY SCHOOLS; TECHNICAL ASPECTS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

DIGITAL STORAGE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 81855198158     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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