DaLiCo Glossary

Data literacy

Data Literacy is the cluster of all efficient behaviours and attitudes for the effective execution of all process steps for creating value or making decisions from data.

Source: Schüller, K. (2020_07). Future Skills: A Framework for Data Literacy. Competence Framework and Research Report. Hochschulforum Digitalisierung.
Online: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3946067

"Data Literacy is the ability to collect, manage, evaluate, and apply data; in a critical manner.”

Source: Ridsdale, C., Rothwell, J., Smit, M., Ali-Hassan, H., Bliemel, M., Irvine, D., ... & Wuetherick, B. (2015). Strategies and best practices for data literacy education: Knowledge synthesis report.
Online: https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/10222/64578/Strategies%20and%20Best%20Practices%20for%20Data%20Literacy%20Education.pdf

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