Conference paper 2024

Analyzing Key Factors Influencing Digital Literacy Among Students in the Lao PDR: Implications for Educational Policy and Practice

8th International Conference on Information Technology 2024, InCIT 2024
Conference · pp. 508-513
Abstract

This research aims to analyze the factors influencing the digital literacy of students in the Lao People's Democratic Republic and propose guidelines for promoting these skills. The study focuses on improving students' digital skills to meet the demands of the digital-era labor market, enhancing their employment opportunities. This quantitative research collected data from a sample of 400 students across colleges, universities, and educational institutions in Laos, using questionnaires and in-depth interviews with 30 individuals. The sample size was determined using W.G. Cochran's formula with a margin of error of ±5% at a 95% confidence level. Statistical analyses, including Mean, Standard Deviation, and Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression, were used to explore the relationships between variables. The analysis identified six factors significantly influencing students' digital skills: family support (FS), social influence (SI), students' computer experience (CES), teachers' digital competence (TDC), perceived ease of use (PEU), and perceived usefulness (PU), with a multiple correlation coefficient of.860 and a prediction accuracy of 73.6%, statistically significant at the.000 level with a standard error of prediction of ±.323. © 2024 IEEE.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Digital Skills Lao People's Democratic Republic Laos LPDR W.G. Cochran

Index Keywords

Teaching Students Digital literacies Digital era Digital skills Labour market Educational policy Key factors Multiple linear regression Lao Lao people democratic republic LPDR WG cochran
Author Affiliations
Faculty of Information Technology and Digital Innovation, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Funding & Acknowledgements
No funding information
References 10 References
1 Phuapan, Piatip, An analysis of digital literacy skills among Thai university seniors, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 11, 3, pp. 24-31, (2016)
2 Reddy, Pritika, Digital Literacy: A Catalyst for the 21stCentury Education, 2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering, CSDE 2020, (2020)
3 undefined
4 International Handbook on Education in South East Asia, (2025)
5 Educational Leadership, (1997)
6 Educators Digital Competence Framework, (2022)
7 Desimoni, Marta, Computer user profiles in early adolescence and digitally assessed mathematics: A latent class analysis, Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 13, (2024)
8 Sayaf, Amer Mutrik, Factors Influencing University Students’ Adoption of Digital Learning Technology in Teaching and Learning, Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, 1, (2022)
9 Sakarya University Journal of Education, (2024)
10 Venkatesh, Viswanath, User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view, MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems, 27, 3, pp. 425-478, (2003)
Quick Actions
Full Text via DOI
Citation Metrics
0
Times Cited (Scopus)

References 10
Document Identifiers