Digital Literacy Learning for Elementary School Students

This article describes a research project aimed at promoting digital literacy skills in elementary school students. The objective of the study was to design, develop, and test a digital literacy learning package involving both online and offline interactive activities covering seven digital literacy skills widely considered equally crucial to digital literacy and digital media ethics, and informed by VARK Learning Style and Multimedia Learning theory. The research featured both quantitative and qualitative studies and workshops in collaboration with students, their teachers, parents and relevant experts. The results of this collaboration produced a kinesthetics-based package incorporating both online and offline interactive activities. Pre- and post-testing with the students demonstrated that the package encouraged successful digital learning. The study also demonstrated that, together with Multimedia Learning strategies, applying VARK Learning Styles to the context and aims of the desired learning rather than to satisfy student preferences, can develop tools that aid learning.