Table 11 Survey questions: Digital competences

Digital competences

The following questions relate to your personal use of media and technologies in digital environments. This includes using digital media in your private life but also for work or study related purposes

Please rate the following statements as honestly and sincerely as possible

I can identify and use appropriate sources in digital environments based on my information needs

I can use my search strategies in digital environments

I am critical about information, sources, and data in digital environments

I can store digital information and data securely

I can retrieve the information that I have stored

I can retrieve information that I have stored from different environments

I can communicate using different digital media

I can cite information and files from digital environments

I can edit files and documents collaboratively with others using digital media

I can apply behavioral rules in digital interactions and collaborations

I can actively participate in society using digital media

I can share my experiences with digital media in interactions with others

I can use familiar apps and programs according to my needs

I can design my digital products in various formats

I can edit and merge digital content in different formats

I can present digital content in different formats

I know about the dangers and risks in digital environments and consider them

I can protect my privacy in digital environments through appropriate measures

I can regularly update my security settings

I can use digital technologies in a healthy and environmentally responsible way

I can use digital tools and platforms according to my needs

I can adapt digital tools for personal use

I can independently use digital learning opportunities and appropriate tools

I can organize digital learning resources independently

I can develop solutions for technical problems

I know about the functioning and basic principles of digital systems

I identify algorithmic structures in the tools I use

I can analyze the effect of media in digital environments

I can evaluate interest-driven dissemination and the dominance of topics in digital space

I can reflect on the opportunities and risks of media use for my own media use

I can analyze the benefits of learning activities and services in digital environments

I can analyze the risks of learning activities and services in the digital space