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  • Education
  • Media Studies

Background:

  • Internet literacy research faces challenges due to inconsistent terminology and measurement tools, particularly for adolescents in developing nations.
  • Junior students are identified as a high-risk group for Internet addiction with significant Internet access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a new scale, the Junior Internet Literacy (JIL) Scale, for assessing Internet literacy among Chinese junior students.
  • To address the heterogeneity in Internet literacy nomenclature and measurement tools in existing research.

Main Methods:

  • A psychometric study involving 1099 junior students.
  • Development of an 18-item scale using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.
  • Assessment of internal reliability, test-retest reliability, construct validity, and criterion-related validity.

Main Results:

  • An 18-item JIL scale with five subscales was developed: Knowledge and Skills for the Internet (KSI), Internet Self-Management (ISM), Awareness and Cognition of Internet (ACI), Internet Interactions (II), and Autonomous Learning on the Internet (ALI).
  • The scale demonstrated good psychometric properties, including reliability and validity.
  • Criterion-related validity supported hypotheses that higher JIL alleviates Internet addiction adverse effects and is positively associated with Internet use self-efficacy.

Conclusions:

  • The JIL Scale provides a reliable and valid measure for assessing Internet literacy in Chinese junior students.
  • The scale is expected to facilitate standardized research in Internet literacy, particularly for vulnerable adolescent populations.
  • Findings highlight the protective role of Internet literacy against Internet addiction and its association with self-efficacy.