Non-cognitive skills and social gaps in digital skills: Evidence from ICILS 2018.

ABSTRACT: Using data from the 2018 round of the International Computer and Literacy Survey (ICILS), this study looks at the effect of non-cognitive skills (e.g., motivation, ambition, and conscientiousness) on digital competences as measured by the Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) test score. Non-cognitive skills may be especially important in low-stakes tests such as ICILS, where students face no consequences - positive or negative - as a result of their performance. The empirical results show that several non-self-reported measures acting as proxies for non-cognitive skills are significant determinants of CIL test scores. Furthermore, the findings point at differences in non-cognitive skills across gender, immigrant background, and socioeconomic status. This suggests that one should be caut

SUBMITTER: Karpinski Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10028727 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature