Digital citizenship and its importance in public education from the point of view of Students of the Curriculum and Teaching Methods Department at King Saud University

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the degree of appreciation of a sample of graduate students in the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods at King Saud University for their knowledge of digital citizenship and the importance of including the concepts of digital citizenship in public education curricula from their point of view and to reveal the difference in their responses according to some variables, and the researcher used the descriptive approach The questionnaire was also used as a tool for data collection and was applied to a sample of (49) female students from the Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methods at the College of Education at King Saud University.

    The results showed that the sample members have adequate knowledge to a medium degree about the concepts and elements of digital citizenship, and they are fully convinced of the inclusion of topics and elements of digital citizenship in the education curricula. school stage, and job experiences). The study presented a number of recommendations and suggestions.