A systematic review on digital literacy

• Published in: Smart learning environments Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 21 - 18
• Main Authors: Tinmaz, Hasan, Lee, Yoo-Taek, Fanea-Ivanovici, Mina, Baber, Hasnan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 08.06.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Basic Skills; Big Data; Collaboration; Communication; Communication Skills; Competence; Computers and Education; Content analysis; Content creation; COVID-19; Creativity; Critical Thinking; Datasets; Digital competencies; Digital literacy; Digital skills; Digital thinking; Education; Educational Research; False information; Industry 4.0; Influence of Technology; Information literacy; Information Needs; Information Skills; International Studies; Internet; Internet of Things; Literature reviews; Navigation (Information Systems); Pandemics; Problem solving; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative Research; Research methodology; Skills; Systematic review; Technological Literacy; Technology Integration; Thinking Skills; Visualization; World Problems; Digital literacy; Qualitative research; Systematic review; Digital thinking; Digital skills; Digital competencies
• ISSN: 2196-7091; 2196-7091
• DOI: 10.1186/s40561-022-00204-y

The purpose of this study is to discover the main themes and categories of the research studies regarding digital literacy. To serve this purpose, the databases of WoS/Clarivate Analytics, Proquest Central, Emerald Management Journals, Jstor Business College Collections and Scopus/Elsevier were searched with four keyword-combinations and final forty-three articles were included in the dataset. The researchers applied a systematic literature review method to the dataset. The preliminary findings demonstrated that there is a growing prevalence of digital literacy articles starting from the year 2013. The dominant research methodology of the reviewed articles is qualitative. The four major themes revealed from the qualitative content analysis are: digital literacy, digital competencies, digital skills and digital thinking. Under each theme, the categories and their frequencies are analysed. Recommendations for further research and for real life implementations are generated.