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1Faculty of Education, Open University of China, Beijing, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|February 2, 2026
Summary
Socioeconomic status (SES) impacts digital engagement and competency, enhancing creative problem-solving skills. Educational programs should foster digital competency for better academic outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Social Sciences
- Cognitive Psychology
Background:
- The digital divide encompasses more than access, affecting educational inequalities through competency development.
- Socioeconomic advantages correlate with sustained digital engagement, boosting creative problem-solving.
- Social cognitive theory and digital divide frameworks guide the examination of socioeconomic status (SES) influence on student outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how socioeconomic status (SES) influences student outcomes via competency-mediated pathways.
- To examine the role of digital competency in enhancing creative problem-solving and academic performance.
- To understand the differential acquisition of digital competencies based on SES.
Main Methods:
- Two studies in China utilized structural equation modeling to analyze competency pathways.
- Study 1 analyzed PISA data (N=16,148) on SES, digital use, digital competency, and creative problem-solving.
- Study 2 (N=558) included academic ranking to further assess these relationships.
Main Results:
- Higher SES positively influenced digital use, leading to enhanced digital competency and creative problem-solving.
- Digital use directly impacted academic ranking and creative problem-solving.
- Digital competency selectively enhanced creative problem-solving, indicating limitations in traditional academic assessments.
Conclusions:
- SES-based resource disparities result in differential digital competency acquisition, conferring cumulative advantages in creative problem-solving.
- The findings support social cognitive theory and advance digital divide theory by elucidating SES-driven competency development.
- Educational institutions should collaborate with parents to design programs promoting digital competency and higher-order cognitive skills through sustained technology engagement.
Keywords:
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