76.5% of Middle and High School Students in Gyeonggi Region Say "Digital Citizenship Education Needed"

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

It was found that 76.5% of middle and high school students in the Gyeonggi area believe that 'digital citizenship education' is necessary.

The Provincial Office of Education announced on the 28th that from the 28th of last month to the 12th of this month, it commissioned the survey agency Research & Research to conduct a mobile survey on the theme of 'Current Status and Educational Demand for Digital Citizenship Education' targeting 1,000 middle and high school students enrolled in schools within the province.

Among the students who participated in the survey, 30.7% use digital devices for about 1 to 2 hours a day when studying, and the most frequent activity during this time was searching and collecting information (76.3%). This was followed by ▲watching online learning videos (55.5%) ▲using collaborative tools like Padlet (41.6%) ▲document creation (15.8%) ▲programming (10.8%).

When asked about the most essential competency to become a digital citizen, 30.6% selected understanding and utilizing digital technology, and regarding the most important issue in digital citizenship education, 41.0% chose digital ethics.

Regarding experience with artificial intelligence (AI) education at school, middle school students answered that they had received education on understanding and experiencing AI principles (39.8%), while high school students reported receiving AI ethics education (36.9%). The AI education they wish to receive at school was understanding and experiencing AI principles (55.8%).

An official from the Provincial Office of Education said, "It is impressive and hopeful that students strongly empathize with the necessity of digital citizenship education," adding, "We will strive to enhance the digital character and competencies necessary to proactively lead future society through experience- and activity-centered education."

Meanwhile, the sampling error of this survey is ±3.02 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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