The Relationship Between Digital Skills Levels and Academic and Career Aspiration Level among University Students
Abstract
The study aimed to identify the academic and professional aspiration levels and the digital skills levels. To reveal the relationship among Al-Balqa Applied University students through the descriptive correlative approach, the aspiration scale was developed, and the reliability and validity were verified. The study sample consisted of (62) students, 29 of which studied scientific majors and 33 studied literary majors. The results revealed that the aspiration level among students was high. There were no significant differences between the students' aspirations and students' digital skills levels recording their specializations. There were differences in the aspiration level according to digital skills levels. The highest level of aspiration was for the highest class in digital skills, followed by the average level in digital skills, and then the low level in digital skills. The study revealed a significant relationship between the level of acquiring digital skills and the academic and professional aspiration levels among students, meaning that the more their digital skills developed, the more their professional academic aspiration levels increased. The study concluded that there was a relationship between the students' aspiration and their inquiry to develop their digital skills. This was due to their awareness of the importance of developing their digital skills to become qualified to keep pace with technological development, obtain better job opportunities, and advance in their work.
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