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The role of digital literacy, 21st century skills, and intercultural sensitivity in predicting democratic attitudes

Demokratik tutumların yordanmasında dijital okuryazarlık, 21. yüzyıl becerileri ve kültürlerarası duyarlılığın rolü

Songül Sinem Demir(Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Antalya)0009-0008-1411-649X
Şirin Küçük Avcı(AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-5518-0542
Pages
222–247
Publication Date
2026-10-26
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These findings suggest that democratic attitudes are associated with cognitive, cultural, and digital competencies considered together.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the role of digital literacy, 21st century skills, and intercultural sensitivity in predicting democratic attitudes among middle school students.
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This study examines the role of digital literacy, 21st century skills, and intercultural sensitivity in predicting democratic attitudes among middle school students. The research employed a quantitative relational survey design with 681 students from six middle schools. Data were collected using the Digital Literacy Scale, Democratic Attitude Scale, Intercultural Sensitivity Scale, and 21st Century Skills Scale. Analyses included descriptive statistics, independent-samples t tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. Students’ mean scores were high for 21st century skills, intercultural sensitivity, and digital literacy and very high for democratic attitudes. Scores differed significantly by grade level for 21st century skills and democratic attitudes and by participation in intercultural activities and across the three school categories represented in the sample for all four measures. These differences were small in magnitude, and the school-category differences cannot be separated from the characteristics of the individual participating schools. All four variables were positively and significantly intercorrelated. In the regression model, 21st century skills and intercultural sensitivity were significant predictors of democratic attitudes, whereas digital literacy was not a significant independent predictor. The model accounted for approximately 41% of the variance in democratic attitudes. These findings suggest that democratic attitudes are associated with cognitive, cultural, and digital competencies considered together.

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Bu araştırmada, ortaokul öğrencilerinin demokratik tutumlarını yordamada dijital okuryazarlık, 21. yüzyıl becerileri ve kültürlerarası duyarlılığın rolü incelenmiştir. Araştırma, altı ortaokulda öğrenim gören 681 öğrenciyle nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. Veriler, Dijital Okuryazarlık Ölçeği, Demokratik Tutum Ölçeği, Kültürlerarası Duyarlılık Ölçeği ve 21. Yüzyıl Becerileri Ölçeği aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistikler, bağımsız örneklemler t testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, öğrencilerin 21. yüzyıl becerileri, kültürlerarası duyarlılık ve dijital okuryazarlık puan ortalamalarının yüksek, demokratik tutum puan ortalamalarının ise çok yüksek düzeyde olduğunu göstermiştir. Öğrencilerin 21. yüzyıl becerileri ve demokratik tutum puanları sınıf düzeyine göre; dört değişkenin tamamına ilişkin puanları ise kültürlerarası etkinliklere katılım durumuna ve örneklemde temsil edilen üç okul türüne göre anlamlı farklılık göstermiştir. Bununla birlikte, bu farklılıkların etki büyüklükleri küçük düzeydedir ve okul türlerine göre belirlenen farklılıklar, araştırmaya katılan okulların kendilerine özgü özelliklerinden bağımsız olarak değerlendirilememektedir. Dört değişkenin tamamı arasında pozitif yönlü ve anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre, 21. yüzyıl becerileri ve kültürlerarası duyarlılık demokratik tutumların anlamlı yordayıcıları iken dijital okuryazarlığın bağımsız yordayıcı etkisi anlamlı bulunmamıştır. Kurulan model, demokratik tutumlardaki toplam varyansın yaklaşık %41'ini açıklamaktadır. Bu bulgular, demokratik tutumların bilişsel, kültürel ve dijital yeterliklerle birlikte ele alındığında ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir.

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Demir, S. S., Avcı, Ş. K. (2026). The role of digital literacy, 21st century skills, and intercultural sensitivity in predicting democratic attitudes. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Sayı: 80, 222–247. https://doi.org/10.21764/maeuefd.1940047

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