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Table 4 Self-rated abilities to use social media effectively

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

How would you rate your own skills and abilities to effectively use social media in the following areas?

Total N (n, %)*

Mean (SD)

Technical abilities (e.g., skills for operating social media settings, profiles, accounts, etc.)

471 (354, 75.2%)

4.01 (0.90)

Cognitive abilities (e.g., critical thinking, information, learning how to learn about social media technologies)

472 (361, 76.5%)

3.97 (0.88)

Sociocultural abilities (e.g., understanding social and cultural contexts of interactions on social media, etc.)

472 (335, 70.9%)

3.91 (0.97)

  1. *Number and percentage of (4) very competent and (5) extremely competent responses