The feasibility study of designing a smart model to identifying and prioritizing life skills for digital generation

Subject Areas : Futurology

Parisa  Zamani Farahani ¹ (Educational Adminstration, Management and Economics Faculty, Science and Research, Tehran)
Afsaneh  Zamani Moghadam ² (Economic and Management Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University (Corresponding Author) [e-mail])
Nadergholi  Ghourchian ³ (Economic and Managment Department, Science and research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2018-08-07 Accepted : 2019-01-14 Published : 2019-01-21

Keywords: digital generation, life skills, teaching, literacy,

Abstract :

A model for life skills of digital generation in Iran (High school level). The study has been done to promote life skills of the digital generation. The purpose of this study is exploratory and its method is descriptive survey. Key factors of life skills have been determined on the basis of the review of related literature. Then a questionnaire has been created in 10 scales, its content validity has been confirmed according to educational experts. After modification, the revised questionnaire has been conducted in Tehran’s high schools. Sample population is both female and male students of high school as well as their teachers. Sampling is based on stratified multistage. Collected data has been analyzed through factor analysis, one sample t-test, paired t-test, Friedman test. According to the results life skills including personal skills, media and information literacy, 21st century literacy.