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Table 2 Need for digital literacies

From: Digital literacies, social media, and undergraduate learning: what do students think they need to know?

Please indicate your level of agreement* with the following statements:

Mean (SD)

Percent (N)

SA

A

N

D

SD

I don’t know

I need digital literacies

 For functions in my everyday life

4.00 (1.00)

34.0% (161)

44.6% (211)

12.3% (58)

6.3% (30)

2.3% (11)

0.4% (2)

 To be an active citizen in my community

3.78 (1.01)

24.1% (114)

44.2% (209)

20.1% (95)

9.3% (44)

1.7% (8)

0.6% (3)

 To effectively use social media

4.07 (1.02)

36.4% (172)

46.0% (217)

10.2% (48)

4.2% (20)

1.5% (7)

1.7% (8)

 To be successful in my university learning

4.04 (1.05)

39.6% (187)

37.9% (179)

13.1% (62)

6.1% (29)

2.5% (12)

0.6% (3)

 For my future profession or discipline

4.17 (1.02)

44.8% (212)

37.6% (178)

11.4% (54)

3.2% (15)

1.3% (6)

1.7% (8)

  1. *Scale: (5) strongly agree, (4) agree, (3) neutral, (2) disagree, and (1) strongly disagree