Digital Literacy in the Area of e-Safety among Teachers (Second Stage of the Primary School) in Poland
Digital Literacy in the Area of e-Safety among Teachers (Second Stage of the Primary School) in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The text shows the importance of digital literacy among teachers in Poland. The analysis presented in the article narrows the concept of digital literacy to security issues. The importance of the subject results from the fact that teachers constitute an important link in the development of digital security at the second educational stage. The research was carried out on a sample of 279 teachers throughout Poland in 2016. The research is part of a national studies into the field of digital security in the school and family environment. The analyzes were carried out on behalf of the Ministry of National Education, commissioned by the Cities on the Internet Association (Stowarzyszenie Miasta w Internecie). The sample amounted up to 279 educators. The research tool involved: a knowledge and skill test on e-threats and a diagnostic survey (measuring attitudes towards the new media and collecting the sociodemographic data). The DL measurement was carried out as for the following areas: ergonomics of using the digital tools, reliability of information available on the Internet, safe interactions with other users, secure logins and passwords, protection of online image, copyrights. Each area was measured using 3 questions; the total number of test questions was eighteen. The tests are the attempt to go beyond the hitherto measurements of DL based on self-declarations. The weakest results were obtained in the area of copyrights. The highest test results were obtained for question regarding the protection from hoax. Teachers-beginners got the lowest results, thus they should be provided with particular support. The research shows the heterogeneity of the DL concept and the need for a lifelong education in the area of e-threats.

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