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Evaluating a Middle-School Digital Citizenship Curriculum (Screenshots): Quasi-Experimental Study
David S Bickham1, Summer Moukalled1, Heather K Inyart2
1Digital Wellness Lab, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
JMIR Mental Health
|September 15, 2021
Summary
The Screenshots program effectively improved digital citizenship knowledge and promoted safer online behaviors in middle school students. The curriculum showed positive impacts on conflict resolution strategies, particularly for males.
Area of Science:
- Digital citizenship education
- Adolescent health and well-being
- Online social skills development
Background:
- Screenshots is an in-school curriculum designed to foster positive digital social skills in middle schoolers.
- The program aims to enhance students' health and well-being by promoting respectful online interactions and safe technology use.
- Interventions like Screenshots can mitigate negative online experiences such as cyberbullying, thereby improving adolescent mental health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of the Screenshots program in enhancing digital citizenship knowledge.
- To assess the program's impact on shifting students' beliefs and intended behaviors towards prosocial and safe online interactions.
- To investigate potential gender-based differences in the program's effects on conflict and bullying resolution strategies.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental design was employed across four middle schools.
- Seventh-grade students were divided into intervention (Screenshots curriculum) and control groups.
- Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires measured knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and intended behaviors related to digital citizenship and online safety.
Main Results:
- The Screenshots curriculum led to increased knowledge of digital citizenship concepts for some students.
- Participants showed decreased support for negative online behaviors and increased belief in online safety behaviors compared to the control group.
- Gender moderated conflict resolution outcomes, with variations in aggressive and nonaggressive strategy endorsements observed among males.
Conclusions:
- The Screenshots program demonstrates effectiveness in improving digital citizenship knowledge and promoting healthier online behaviors.
- Findings underscore the importance of addressing gender differences in online aggression and conflict resolution.
- Students perceived the program's content as highly relevant, highlighting the need for such digital citizenship interventions.
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