Succinct survey measures of web-use skills
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There is a dearth of survey instruments for measuring Internet skills. This article presents results from additional implementations of a previously-developed index measure. It considers the performance of the original instrument over time as well as shortened versions of it on two surveys of different populations. Drawing on analyses of five different data sets, the article makes recommendations for various length survey items for measuring people’s web-use skills.
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Higher levels of digital literacy are associated with more positive attitudes towards the internet and its capabilities.
“Hargittai and Hsieh [72] found that higher levels of digital literacy are associated with more positive attitudes towards the internet and its capabilities”
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- Authors
- Hargittai, E., & Hsieh, Y. P.
- Affiliations
- Northwestern University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hargittai, Eszter
- Venue
- Social Science Computer Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-02-28
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 95-107
- ISSN
- 0894-4393 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8286
- OpenAlex
- W2123156394
- Cited by
- 288
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 41.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Social Science Computer Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Digital literacy in education
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
- Keywords
- survey instruments
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