ERIC Number: EJ1344699
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
EISSN: EISSN-1467-8535
Conceptions and Perspectives of Data Literacy in Secondary Education
British Journal of Educational Technology, v53 n5 p1080-1095 Sep 2022
Data literacy has been suggested as an important competence that individuals need to succeed in a data-intensive society. However, there is no common understanding as to what data literacy entails and how it could be developed. Instructional emphasis on developing competence of individuals fails to capture learners' relationship to data in everyday life and limits what they can possibly achieve in data-rich environments. This paper critically reviews conceptualizations of data literacy in the literature with a focus in K-12 education. The analysis determined four orientations of data literacy: development of competence, inquiry with data, awareness of personal data and civic engagement. I proposed a broader conceptualization of data literacy that integrates conceptions, competencies and contexts. The study offers holistic and context-oriented framing of data literacy for researchers and educators.
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Data, Elementary Secondary Education, Competence, Inquiry, Relevance (Education)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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