Dataset of digital literacy of university students in Indonesia

Digital literacy entails the ability to collect information, comprehend text on multimedia platforms, critically evaluate information, and communicate that information collaboratively. These skills are essential for university students to interact appropriately in cyberspace. This dataset aims to pr...

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Main Authors: Ermida Simanjuntak, Happy Cahaya Mulya, Agustina Engry, Ilham Nur Alfian
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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description Digital literacy entails the ability to collect information, comprehend text on multimedia platforms, critically evaluate information, and communicate that information collaboratively. These skills are essential for university students to interact appropriately in cyberspace. This dataset aims to provide a comprehensive overview of digital literacy skills among university students in Indonesia. It comprises responses from 2921 university students (805 males and 2116 females) from various regions across the country. Data were measured using a digital literacy scale consisting of six subscales: technological skill, personal security skill, critical skill, device security skill, informational skill, and communication skill. This dataset plays an important role in describing the prevalent digital literacy competencies among Indonesian university students. It can contribute valuable information for the development of digital literacy programs to enhance these skills among Indonesian university students. Furthermore, this dataset holds academic significance for researchers interested in conducting cross-cultural comparisons of digital literacy trends among university students in different global contexts.
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spelling doaj-art-369a21025b244214bf52ecb529db8e012025-01-31T05:11:34ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092025-02-0158111227Dataset of digital literacy of university students in IndonesiaErmida Simanjuntak0Happy Cahaya Mulya1Agustina Engry2Ilham Nur Alfian3Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya, Raya Kalisari Selatan 1, Pakuwon City, Surabaya 60112, East Java, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya, Raya Kalisari Selatan 1, Pakuwon City, Surabaya 60112, East Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya, Raya Kalisari Selatan 1, Pakuwon City, Surabaya 60112, East Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Universitas Airlangga, Airlangga 4 - 6, Surabaya 60286, East Java, IndonesiaDigital literacy entails the ability to collect information, comprehend text on multimedia platforms, critically evaluate information, and communicate that information collaboratively. These skills are essential for university students to interact appropriately in cyberspace. This dataset aims to provide a comprehensive overview of digital literacy skills among university students in Indonesia. It comprises responses from 2921 university students (805 males and 2116 females) from various regions across the country. Data were measured using a digital literacy scale consisting of six subscales: technological skill, personal security skill, critical skill, device security skill, informational skill, and communication skill. This dataset plays an important role in describing the prevalent digital literacy competencies among Indonesian university students. It can contribute valuable information for the development of digital literacy programs to enhance these skills among Indonesian university students. Furthermore, this dataset holds academic significance for researchers interested in conducting cross-cultural comparisons of digital literacy trends among university students in different global contexts.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340924011892Digital literacyInternet useUniversity studentsIndonesia
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Happy Cahaya Mulya
Agustina Engry
Ilham Nur Alfian
Dataset of digital literacy of university students in Indonesia
Data in Brief
Digital literacy
Internet use
University students
Indonesia
title Dataset of digital literacy of university students in Indonesia
title_full Dataset of digital literacy of university students in Indonesia
title_fullStr Dataset of digital literacy of university students in Indonesia
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title_short Dataset of digital literacy of university students in Indonesia
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topic Digital literacy
Internet use
University students
Indonesia
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