The Impact of Basic Data Literacy Skills on Work-Related Empowerment: The Alumni Perspective

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to measure the impact of data literacy on psychological empowerment in workplace for newly employed graduates. Since data play an increasingly important role in our lives, including the work environment, it incites research on whether data literacy skills, those related to collecting, processing, analyzing, and effectively communicating information retrieved from data models have a significant role in the psychological empowerment of alumni in the labor market. Statistical analysis methods were used to measure the correlation between indicators of data literacy and the psychological empowerment of alumni in their work. Competencies in using data models affect the self-efficacy of newly employed alumni at the workplace, mostly in terms of data-driven communication. The findings were discussed in the context of the increasing significance of the data librarian role as a possible method of supporting students and alumni via librarians who are now more involved in creating the educational outcomes of a given college or university.

Just the way my brain works: capabilities for working with data in non-clinical practice

“…AI developments are likely to make understanding of data processes and data interpretation important across the sectors, especially in health. Critical thinking, already recognised as an important part of working with digital technologies (Deja et al. , 2021; Andriushchenko et al.…”

“…AI developments are likely to make understanding of data processes and data interpretation important across the sectors, especially in health. Critical thinking, already recognised as an important part of working with digital technologies (Deja et al, 2021;Andriushchenko et al, 2020;Freiman et al, 2017), will even more strongly depend on the ability to assess data provenance. Data-specific and technical capabilities are important in most roles and they could all be flagged for further development.…”

“…Critical thinking is often stressed as a key aspect of working with information regardless of the scope of digital capabilities. Deja et al. (2021) expect that a data literate person can evaluate data and use them to solve authentic problems by using mathematical and computer knowledge and skills.…”

“…Critical thinking is often stressed as a key aspect of working with information regardless of the scope of digital capabilities. Deja et al (2021) expect that a data literate person can evaluate data and use them to solve authentic problems by using mathematical and computer knowledge and skills. Andriushchenko et al (2020) emphasise that digital literacy is about the use of technology to solve cognitive tasks and that literacy requires a range of competencies, including higher-order thinking, lifelong learning and developed communication skills.…”

Data Literacy: Practices and Training Scenarios

“…Estos se basan en la idea de dato como "información que puede ser descrita categórica o numéricamente y organizada en conjuntos mayores para su referencia y análisis" (Usova, & Laws, 2021). Así, una persona alfabetizada en datos es capaz de comprender y evaluar la información procedente de datos o de hechos auténticos (Deja et al, 2021). Robertson, & Tisdall (2020) indican que la alfabetización en datos deriva de la desconfianza hacia la información virtual y de la propensión de los usuarios a recopilar los datos en bruto no aceptando la interpretación que sobre ellos hagan otras personas.…”