Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective
This article discusses the development of task-based performance tests designed to measure digital skills among children aged between 12 and 17 years old. The tasks reflect authentic everyday situations to evaluate skill levels. The primary objective is to design performance tests that provide a com...
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| description | This article discusses the development of task-based performance tests designed to measure digital skills among children aged between 12 and 17 years old. The tasks reflect authentic everyday situations to evaluate skill levels. The primary objective is to design performance tests that provide a comprehensive understanding of children’s digital skills. The tests cover three distinct skill dimensions: (a) information navigation and processing; (b) communication and interaction; and (c) content creation and production. These include several subdimensions, offering a detailed perspective on children’s digital skills. The development process itself revealed several methodological challenges that needed to be addressed, yielding valuable lessons for future applications. Key lessons from our cross-national experiences include the importance of involving children early in the design process, using a combination of open-ended and closed tasks, and allocating ample time to walk through the coding scheme. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ddb78750c1ab49a48252902b073d19b82025-01-23T09:21:16ZengCogitatioMedia and Communication2183-24392025-01-0113010.17645/mac.89883911Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National PerspectiveEster van Laar0Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen1Ellen J. Helsper2Luc S. Schneider3Department of Communication Science, University of Twente, The NetherlandsDepartment of Communication Science, University of Twente, The NetherlandsDepartment of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKDepartment of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKThis article discusses the development of task-based performance tests designed to measure digital skills among children aged between 12 and 17 years old. The tasks reflect authentic everyday situations to evaluate skill levels. The primary objective is to design performance tests that provide a comprehensive understanding of children’s digital skills. The tests cover three distinct skill dimensions: (a) information navigation and processing; (b) communication and interaction; and (c) content creation and production. These include several subdimensions, offering a detailed perspective on children’s digital skills. The development process itself revealed several methodological challenges that needed to be addressed, yielding valuable lessons for future applications. Key lessons from our cross-national experiences include the importance of involving children early in the design process, using a combination of open-ended and closed tasks, and allocating ample time to walk through the coding scheme.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/8988childrenchildren’s digital skillscross-nationally applicable tasksdigital skillsinternational performance testsperformance testsperformance test development |
| spellingShingle | Ester van Laar Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen Ellen J. Helsper Luc S. Schneider Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective Media and Communication children children’s digital skills cross-nationally applicable tasks digital skills international performance tests performance tests performance test development |
| title | Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective |
| title_full | Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective |
| title_short | Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective |
| title_sort | developing performance tests to measure digital skills lessons learned from a cross national perspective |
| topic | children children’s digital skills cross-nationally applicable tasks digital skills international performance tests performance tests performance test development |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/8988 |
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