Teachers' Perceptions of Their Students' Digital Citizenship and Practices

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Title: Teachers' Perceptions of Their Students' Digital Citizenship and Practices
Language: English
Authors: Tien Ping Hsiang, Steve Graham, Chuang Wang, Changchun Lin, Yucheng Cao
Source: Elementary School Journal. 2025 126(1):138-168.
Availability: University of Chicago Press. Journals Division, P.O. Box 37005, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 877-705-1878; Tel: 773-753-3347; Fax: 877-705-1879; Fax: 773-753-0811; e-mail: subscriptions@press.uchicago.edu; Web site: http://www.press.uchicago.edu
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 31
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Language Arts, Teaching Methods, Digital Literacy, Citizenship, Teacher Certification, Teacher Competencies, Time on Task, Internet, Educational Benefits, Student Evaluation
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1086/736603
ISSN: 0013-5984
1554-8279
Abstract: Because digital devices are central to everyday life, students need to become good digital citizens. In this study, 646 Grades 4-9 Chinese language arts teachers (85.2% were female), randomly selected from schools in Chongqing China, completed a survey about teaching digital citizenship and students' digital citizenship capabilities. Four out of every five teachers taught digital citizenship, and they were slightly positive about students' digital citizenship capabilities. Teaching digital citizenship was predicted by preparation to teach these skills, teacher certification, teachers' digital capabilities, time spent online at school, frequency of internet use at home, and perceived benefits of internet use. Teachers' judgments of students' digital citizenship capabilities were predicted by preparation to teach these skills, frequency of internet use at home, and perceived benefits of internet use. Teachers' judgments about students' digital citizenship capabilities predicted students' own assessments of these skills. Implications for practice and future research are presented.
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