Key factors in digital literacy in learning and education: a systematic literature review using text mining

TLDR

The study provides an overview of digital literacy research in learning and education. The authors performed a text‑mining review of 1,037 articles published between 2000 and 2020. The review identifies a plurality of terms and six key factors—information literacy, developing digital literacy, digital learning, ICT, social media, and 21st‑century digital skills—organized into three streams (digital literacy, digital learning, 21st‑century digital skills) that together offer a framework for future research.

Abstract

Abstract This research aims at providing an overview of the research field of digital literacy into learning and education. Using text mining, it reviews 1037 research articles published on the topic between 2000 and 2020. This review reveals that there is a plurality of terms associated with digital literacy. Moreover, our research identifies six key factors that define the literature, which are information literacy, developing digital literacy, digital learning, ICT, social media, and twenty-first century digital skills. These factors can be grouped into three main streams, which are 1) digital literacy, 2) digital learning and 3) twenty-first century digital skills. These three streams are supported by informational and technological foundations. These results provide research avenues and offer a framework for digital literacy in education.