Abstract
The purpose of this study was to gauge the level of availability of ISTE Digital Citizenship standards among middle and high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The research employed a quantitative survey approach to measuring the availability of elements of digital citizenship. The survey was administered to a sample of 394 students from several middle and high schools. The survey items were built based on the four domains of digital citizenship by ISTE (Digital identity, Ethical behavior, Intellectual property, and Digital privacy and security). Findings revealed that students showing a high level of availability of digital citizenship in the first and second domains, as well as showing a high level of Internet self-efficacy. Based on the findings, it was recommended to put more emphasis on promoting digital citizenship among middle and high school students, especially raising awareness about intellectual property rights, cybersecurity, online bullying, digital identity, and good interaction with others over the Internet.
Highlights
The continuous development of web technologies in the twenty-first century have changed the way people communicate and collaborate
The purpose of this study was to gauge the level of availability of ISTE Digital Citizenship standards among middle and high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The survey items were built based on the four domains of digital citizenship by ISTE (Digital identity, Ethical behavior, Intellectual property, and Digital privacy and security)
Summary
The continuous development of web technologies in the twenty-first century have changed the way people communicate and collaborate. As technologies continue to advance and change how societies communicate, there have been positive and negative uses of technology, which calls for educating members of the society in general about their digital interactions (Al-Dosari, 2017). Communication using technology expresses the behaviors and ethics of society members when interacting with one another. Technology must be used properly and effectively (Al-Qaid, 2014). The rate of use of mobile devices by children and teenagers has reached a level of up to eight hours per day, which reduces the possibility of them sitting with their parents. The effect of these devices may be negative or positive on them (Al-Qaid, 2014). The percentage of students using the Internet is 93% and they represent the highest percentage among other groups in the country (General Authority for Statistics, 2019)
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