Assessment of data literacy among university students

Description

This dataset includes responses from a web-based survey designed to evaluate university students' proficiency across ten data literacy competency domains. The survey was completed by students from two public universities in the United States.

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1 file; 438 KB (.xlsx)

Creation Information

Kim, Jeonghyun; Hong, Lingzi & Yoon, Ayoung March 17, 2024.

Context

This dataset is part of the collection entitled: UNT Data Repository and was provided by the UNT College of Information to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 177 times. More information about this dataset can be viewed below.

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UNT College of Information

Situated at the intersection of people, technology, and information, the College of Information's faculty, staff and students invest in innovative research, collaborative partnerships, and student-centered education to serve a global information society. The college offers programs of study in information science, learning technologies, and linguistics.

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Description

This dataset includes responses from a web-based survey designed to evaluate university students' proficiency across ten data literacy competency domains. The survey was completed by students from two public universities in the United States.

Physical Description

1 file; 438 KB (.xlsx)

Notes

If you have questions please contact Dr. Jeonghyun Kim (jeonghyun.kim@unt.edu)

This dataset was used in a research study published in PLOS ONE: Kim J, Hong L, Yoon A (2025) University students’ self-assessment of data literacy: A validation study. PLoS One 20(4): e0322104. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322104.

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UNT Data Repository

The UNT Data Repository is a central archive to provide long-term preservation and access to the research data of the UNT scholarly community. The Data Repository works in conjunction with the UNT Scholarly Works repository to ensure long-term access to the full range of research outputs from UNT.

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Is Referenced By : University students’ self-assessment of data literacy: A validation study, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322104

Data Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale (DLSES) (Paper)

Data Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale (DLSES)

Survey scale from a web-based survey designed to evaluate university students' proficiency across ten data literacy competency domains.

Data Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale (DLSES) - ark:/67531/metadc2478439

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Creation Date

  • March 17, 2024

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • Sept. 9, 2024, 1:17 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Aug. 21, 2025, 3:34 p.m.

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Total Uses: 177

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Kim, Jeonghyun; Hong, Lingzi & Yoon, Ayoung. Assessment of data literacy among university students, dataset, March 17, 2024; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2358197/: accessed July 11, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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