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Author ORCID Identifier

Pedro Arroyo-Pizarro: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7587-1308

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a digital literacy scale grounded in the socioformative approach for university students. An instrumental, cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 174 students from Metropolitan Lima. Content validity was established through expert judgment, and construct validity was examined using exploratory factor analysis. The results supported a four-factor structure—Metacognitive-Adaptive ICT domain, Critical digital information management, Multimedia communicative production, and Digital socio-ethical practice—that explained 61% of the variance. Reliability indices were acceptable across dimensions (α=.716–.810; ω=.728–.817). The findings indicate that the scale (EADigit) is a valid and reliable tool for assessing digital literacy in higher education contexts. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution given the sociodemographic heterogeneity of the study sample with respect to gender and geographic location.

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59

Last Page

85

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(a) data availability statement

The authors of this manuscript note that the data are available and the statistical procedures are on open access platforms for replication and verification.

(b) funding statement

The authors of this manuscript emphasize that the development of the manuscript was self-funded.

(c) conflict of interest disclosure

The authors of this manuscript note that there is no conflict of interest in any aspect concerning the research process at any stage.

(d) ethics approval statement

This study is conducted within the framework of academic activities of master's students in the Curriculum Planning and Design course taught by Dr. Edith María Llerena Espinoza in the Master's in Education with a specialization in University Teaching at the Walter Peñaloza Ramella Graduate School of the National University of Education in Lima, Peru.

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The clinical registry is not applicable to this study.

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