Challenges to Augmenting Literacy in the Digital Environment

Abstract

Integrating data literacy skills into school curricula for a data-literate society extends the span of '21st-century skills' assumed to be essential in school education for over two decades. Due to rapid digital advancements, however, the full scope of these skills remains unclear. This short paper explores data literacy skills in education, placing initial emphasis on discerning facts from data in a digital world increasingly shaped by Al. Dialogue is also highlighted as a critical element that augments digital literacy in challenging reliance on search technologies. Critical thinking, decision literacy, and data literacy are identified as all mutually informing.