Intensive and excessive Internet use: Different predictors operating among adolescents

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je da se utvrde faktori koji imaju prediktivnu vrednost u odnosu na intenzivnu i prekomernu upotrebu interneta kod adolescenata. Ispitivani prediktori bile su različite psihološke, bihejvioralne i socio-demografske varijable. Podaci su prikupljeni krajem 2018. godine u okviru međunarodnog istraživanja EU Kids Online, na uzorku od 863 adolescenata iz Srbije (434 [50%] mladića) uzrasta od 11 do 17 godina. Utvrđeno je da je intenzivna upotreba interneta više karakteristična za devojke, za adolescente koji imaju tendencije prema antisocijalnom ponašanju, za one koji misle da imaju napredne digitalne veštine i za one čiji roditelji ne koriste restriktivne forme medijacije. S druge strane, prekomerna upotreba interneta bila je povezana sa psihološkim varijablama poput anksioznosti, impulsivnosti i percipirane diskriminacije po različitim osnovama, ali i sa odsustvom aktivne roditeljske medijacije i podrške u odnosu na upotrebu digitalnih tehnologija.The aim of this study was to determine the factors which have a predictive value when it comes to the intensive and excessive use of the Internet among adolescents. Predictors tested included different psychological, behavioural, and socio-demographic variables. The data were collected at the end of 2018 within the framework of the international survey EU Kids Online, on a sample of 863 adolescents from Serbia (434 [50%] males) aged 11 to 17 years. It was shown that the intensive use of the Internet was more characteristic among girls, adolescents with a tendency towards antisocial behaviours, those who think to have advanced digital skills and those whose parents did not apply restrictive forms of mediation. On the other hand, the excessive use of the Internet was related to certain psychological variables, like anxiety, impulsivity, and perceived discrimination on various grounds, but also to the absence of active parental mediation and support in the use of digital technologies

Empirical validation of digital literacy construct and analysis of predictors of achievement.

Digitalna pismenost (ili digitalna kompetencija) predstavlja jednu od osam ključnih kompetencija za celoživotno učenje i razvoj u današnjem globalnom, informacionom, digitalizovanom društvu. Reč je o međupredmetnoj kompetenciji koja omogućava sticanje drugih ključnih kompetencija, ali i predstavlja nužan preduslov za lični (socijalni, profesionalni, kulturni) razvoj svakog pojedinca. Pravo na sticanje veština digitalne pismenosti smatra se jednim od osnovnih prava današnje dece i mladih. Dok je u međunarodnim obrazovno-političkim dokumentima značaj digitalne pismenosti prepoznat pre više od decenije, naučno razumevanje samog konstrukta i sistematsko podučavanje veštinama digitalne pismenosti u okviru formalnog obrazovanja, nisu na očekivanom nivou...Digital literacy (or digital competence) is one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning and development in today's global, information, digital society. It is a transversal key competence, which, as such, enables the acquisition of other key competences, but also serves as a necessary prerequisite for the personal (social, professional, cultural) development of each individual. The right to acquire digital literacy skills has become one of the basic children's rights in the digital age. Although the international education policy documents recognised the significance of digital literacy over a decade ago, the scientific understanding of the construct and systematic teaching of the digital literacy skills within formal education have still not reached the expected level

IZAZOVI NASTAVNIKA U RADU SA UČENICIMA IZ OSETLJIVIH SOCIJALNIH GRUPA TOKOM PANDEMIJE KORONAVIRUSA

Predmet istraživanja su izazovi nastavnika u radu sa učenicima iz osetljivih socijalnih grupa, tokom nastave u vanrednim okolnostima, uslovljenim pandemijom koronavirusa. U radu su prikazani rezultati kvalitativnog istraživanja, sprovedenog krajem 2021. godine, u okviru projekta Pravo na obrazovanje u periodu krize izazvane pandemijom virusa COVID-19 u Srbiji. U polustrukturisanim individualnim intervjuima učestvovalo je 50 nastavnika osnovnih, srednjih i škola za obrazovanje učenika sa smetnjama u razvoju i invaliditetom, iz 14 gradova u Srbiji. Tokom obrazovno-vaspitnog procesa sa učenicima iz osetljivih socijalnih grupa, nastavnici su suočeni sa brojnim izazovima: digitalni jaz prvog i drugog nivoa, diskontinuitet u procesu obrazovanja, neodgovarajuća podrška u učenju od strane roditelja, nemotivisanost učenika za učenje, otežana komunikacija, teškoće u praćenju nastave, nemogućnost sprovođenja epidemioloških mera i individualnih tretmana itd. Sudeći na osnovu izazova nastavnika, učenici iz osetljivih grupa više su pogođeni obrazovnom krizom nego njihovi vršnjaci iz privilegovanih grupa. Neophodno je sprovođenje sistemskih mera podrške u cilju obezbeđivanja inkluzivnog pristupa obrazovanju

Global Kids Online Serbia: balancing between opportunities and risks: results from the pilot study

The Global Kids Online project in Serbia was carried out by UNICEF Belgrade and the Institute of Psychology at the University of Belgrade. It aimed to address the gaps in systematic and continuous research related to children’s online experiences, rights, and needs and the specific challenges that arise from the particularities of the country context. The report presents findings from the qualitative and quantitative elements of the study. The qualitative research was carried out in November and December 2015 and comprised eight focus groups with 35 children aged 10-17 years from four Belgrade schools. The quantitative research was conducted in March and April 2016 when 197 children aged 9 to 17 years, from 10 primary and 8 secondary schools in Serbia and their parents were interviewed

EU kids online 2020 : survey results from 19 countries

EU Kids Online 2020: Survey results from 19 countries. This report maps the internet access, online practices, skills, online risks and opportunities for children aged 9–16 in Europe. Teams of the EU Kids Online network collaborated between autumn 2017 and summer 2019 to conduct a major survey of 25,101 children in 19 European countries.peer-reviewe

Empirical validation of digital literacy construct and analysis of predictors of achievement.

Digitalna pismenost (ili digitalna kompetencija) predstavlja jednu od osam ključnih kompetencija za celoživotno učenje i razvoj u današnjem globalnom, informacionom, digitalizovanom društvu. Reč je o međupredmetnoj kompetenciji koja omogućava sticanje drugih ključnih kompetencija, ali i predstavlja nužan preduslov za lični (socijalni, profesionalni, kulturni) razvoj svakog pojedinca. Pravo na sticanje veština digitalne pismenosti smatra se jednim od osnovnih prava današnje dece i mladih. Dok je u međunarodnim obrazovno-političkim dokumentima značaj digitalne pismenosti prepoznat pre više od decenije, naučno razumevanje samog konstrukta i sistematsko podučavanje veštinama digitalne pismenosti u okviru formalnog obrazovanja, nisu na očekivanom nivou...Digital literacy (or digital competence) is one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning and development in today's global, information, digital society. It is a transversal key competence, which, as such, enables the acquisition of other key competences, but also serves as a necessary prerequisite for the personal (social, professional, cultural) development of each individual. The right to acquire digital literacy skills has become one of the basic children's rights in the digital age. Although the international education policy documents recognised the significance of digital literacy over a decade ago, the scientific understanding of the construct and systematic teaching of the digital literacy skills within formal education have still not reached the expected level

IZAZOVI NASTAVNIKA U RADU SA UČENICIMA IZ OSETLJIVIH SOCIJALNIH GRUPA TOKOM PANDEMIJE KORONAVIRUSA

Predmet istraživanja su izazovi nastavnika u radu sa učenicima iz osetljivih socijalnih grupa, tokom nastave u vanrednim okolnostima, uslovljenim pandemijom koronavirusa. U radu su prikazani rezultati kvalitativnog istraživanja, sprovedenog krajem 2021. godine, u okviru projekta Pravo na obrazovanje u periodu krize izazvane pandemijom virusa COVID-19 u Srbiji. U polustrukturisanim individualnim intervjuima učestvovalo je 50 nastavnika osnovnih, srednjih i škola za obrazovanje učenika sa smetnjama u razvoju i invaliditetom, iz 14 gradova u Srbiji. Tokom obrazovno-vaspitnog procesa sa učenicima iz osetljivih socijalnih grupa, nastavnici su suočeni sa brojnim izazovima: digitalni jaz prvog i drugog nivoa, diskontinuitet u procesu obrazovanja, neodgovarajuća podrška u učenju od strane roditelja, nemotivisanost učenika za učenje, otežana komunikacija, teškoće u praćenju nastave, nemogućnost sprovođenja epidemioloških mera i individualnih tretmana itd. Sudeći na osnovu izazova nastavnika, učenici iz osetljivih grupa više su pogođeni obrazovnom krizom nego njihovi vršnjaci iz privilegovanih grupa. Neophodno je sprovođenje sistemskih mera podrške u cilju obezbeđivanja inkluzivnog pristupa obrazovanju

Active and restrictive parental mediation as the predictors of adolescents’ excessive Internet use

The aim of this paper is to analyse the relevance of parents’ active and restrictive mediation of children’s online behaviour. The data collected in 2018 in the EU Kids Online survey in Serbia on a nationally representative sample of children aged 9 to 17 years (N = 1,150) were used. The SEM model is used to test the possible relationships between parental strategies and excessive internet use (EIU) by examining the paths from active/restrictive practices to EIU (1) through limiting the time spent online and (2) through increasing digital skills. The analysis has shown that both active and restrictive parenting lowers EIU by reducing the time spent online. Restrictive mediation is more strongly related to lowering the time spent online, but, unlike active parenting, it decreases children’s digital skills as wel

Approaches to assessment of student academic achievements: A critical review

This paper is aimed at providing a comparative overview and critical analysis of the most important approaches to the assessment of student academic achievements, first and foremost, the classic psychometric and authentic assessment. The following are discussed: philosophical/epistemological viewpoint, nature of knowledge, educational discourse, assessment procedures, as well as potential possibilities and limitations of the abovementioned approaches. We provide a concise overview of the most important conceptual and methodological changes in the field of assessment of student academic achievements during the last decades of the 20th century. The contemporary view of assessment implies inevitable changes in the assessment approaches and practices hitherto, shifting the focus to the very process and context of assessment, as well as to self-assessment as a part of learning process. Instead of the usual juxtaposition of the most important approaches to assessment of student achievements, we argue that each of them, under certain circumstances, can contribute to the formation of the image about the student and his/her potentials which would be as objective and comprehensive as possible