Strategies and Best Practices for Data Literacy Education Knowledge Synthesis Report

Algorithmic literacy in medical students – results of a knowledge test conducted in Germany

“…Debate on defining data literacy or digital literacy, that the competency algorithmic literacy belongs to, is not new (Koltay, 2015;Ridsdale et al, 2015;Schield, 2004). Nevertheless, defining and understanding algorithmic literacy, and respectively its parent category data literacy, tend to circle around the soft skills helping data literates when they try to solve a problem -skills such as self-management and data management (Calzada Prado & Marzal, 2013;Haendel et al, 2012).…”

Data Literacy in Medical Education – An Expedition into the World of Medical Data

“…In an increasingly technological world where the collection and use of digital data plays an increasingly important role, these topics must be included in education. However, Ridsdale et al [1] already see this as a major challenge in the very tight schedules of degree programmes with densely packed content and suggest as a solution to integrate aspects of data literacy into other courses, such as courses dealing with statistical topics. However, the experience with the presented elective in medical education shows how important it is to take an overarching and coherent view of data literacy.…”

“…The structuring of the content is based on the five parts of data literacy according to Ridsdale et al [1]. After an introduction to the conceptual framework, aspects of data collection, data evaluation, data management and data application are addressed in the e-tivitys.…”

“…Ridsdale et al identify data literacy as a key competency for the 21st century, defining it as "the ability to collect, manage, evaluate, and apply data, in a critical manner." [1] This critical handling is especially important in the area of medical research and patient care, where treatment decisions are based on particularly sensitive medical and health-related data. Against this background, it is important that the acquisition of data literacy is offered in medical education.…”

Individual Perspectives on Data Sharing: Human Factors Impacting the Digital Economy

“…Indeed, while digital technologies often reshape the way work is done, it is the way in which individuals and organizations execute this transition that makes the difference in whether they achieve what they've set out to. This set of skills, referred to as data literacy, is the ability to collect, manage, evaluate and apply data in a critical manner (Ridsdale et al, 2015), and was examined in depth in a previous Knowledge Synthesis project.…”