The Relationship between Digital Literacy Assessment and Educational Strategy Use: The Case of Iranian EFL Learners

Outbreak of corona virus disease (COVID ۱۹) challenged education throughout the world. The shift towards online learning, particularly through platforms like the BigBlueManagementSystem, placed a high demand on both teachers and students alike. In response to this challenge, a group of ۹۶ Iranian students from the Mohhades Nouri non-profit university in northern Iran were specifically chosen to participate in a Digital Literacy (DL) program. The results of the study indicated that the DL group showed significant improvement in their academic performance after the intervention, with noticeable differences observed between pretest and posttest scores as analyzed through the Test of Within-Subjects Effects. Furthermore, the study revealed a strong correlation between DL and educational strategy use in relation to reading comprehension scores, as demonstrated by Mauchly’s Test of Sphericity. These findings suggest that the implementation of DL programs could be beneficial for students facing educational challenges caused by the COVID-۱۹ pandemic. The results of this study can serve as a valuable reference for future students navigating through similar challenges during times of outbreak.

کلیدواژه ها:

language teaching ، assessment ، digital literacy ، Evaluation ، educational strategy use