Pritika Reddy|Kaylash Chaudhary|Shamina Hussein
A digital literacy model to narrow the digital literacy skills gap
Fiji National University|University of the South Pacific|Fiji National University
concept digital literacy increasingly prevalent 21st century growing demands work sector individuals digitally literate prompted targeted interventions innovations education sector instil digital skills future workforce however despite efforts digital skills gap remains visible globally paper explores prominent educational frameworks models advantages limitations 21stcentury learning teaching furthermore new innovative digital literacy model proposed integrated existing future education frameworks models assist educationists narrowing digital skills gaps preparing graduates work sector digital literacy model consists two components 1 digital literacy framework south pacific digital literacy framework spdlf 2 digital literacy tool spdlf reflects six major literacies identified 21stcentury digital literacy tooldigilitfj consists digital literacy measuring scale online intervention program exploratory factor analysis showed spdlf valid hand heuristics student attitude satisfaction effectiveness digital literacy tool also evaluated students perspective reflect usefulness survey results also showed positive attitude perception use tool additionally cohens value showed digital literacy tool effective therefore tool implemented adopted narrow existing digital skills gap south pacific