Digital literacy : an investigation into perceived competencies of open distance learning students in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa

Daya, Raseela

dc.contributor.advisor	Roberts, Jennifer (Researcher, Distance education)
dc.contributor.author	Daya, Raseela
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-24T08:13:00Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-24T08:13:00Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26914
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this study was to investigate and describe the perceived digital literacy competencies of Unisa Open Distance Learning students in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The association between the socio-demographic variables of the students and their perceived digital literacy competencies was statistically tested. The study examined whether there is a statistically significant relationship between the independent variables: attitudes towards digital technology for academic purposes, usage of the Learner Management System and attendance at regional digital literacy workshops, and the dependent variable, perceived digital literacy competencies. A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional survey design was adopted using a census sampling method. The study concluded that the majority of students have high self-perceived digital literacy competencies. Statistically significant positive relationships were found between attitude towards digital technology for educational purposes, usage of the Learner Management System and attendance at regional digital literacy workshops and perceived digital literacy competencies.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xvi, 202 leaves) : illustrations (chiefly color), color graphs
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Attitude towards digital technology	en
dc.subject	Digital literacy	en
dc.subject	Digital competence	en
dc.subject	Digital literacy workshops	en
dc.subject	Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject	Learner Management Systems	en
dc.subject	Open Distance Learning and Unisa	en
dc.subject.ddc	378.17344678096875
dc.subject.lcsh	University of South Africa -- Students -- Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer literacy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Internet in education -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Higher -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Computer-assisted instruction	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Distance education -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Computer-assisted instruction	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Universities and colleges -- Technological innovations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	College students -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.title	Digital literacy : an investigation into perceived competencies of open distance learning students in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Educational Management and Leadership	en
dc.description.degree	M. Ed. (Education Management)