The Digital Literacy Skills Framework describes the core skill across three interactive dimensions:
four levels of performance: Pre Level 1 Stage A and Stage B; Level 1; Level 2; Level 3
four Performance Variables that may influence a person’s performance at any time: Support, Context, Text complexity and Task complexity (see Table 1)
three Domains of Communication, broad contexts within which the core skill may be used: Personal and community; Workplace and employment; Education and training.
Guiding Principles
As with the ACSF, the development of this
Digital Literacy Skills Framework has been informed by the following principles:
the core skill of digital literacy can be seen as a discrete skill; however, its interrelationships with the other ACSF core skills are also critical
the core skill of digital literacy is contextualised; each context in which individuals operate has its own core skills requirements, expectations and rules which need to be learned
an individual's performance at any time will be influenced by the interplay of a number of performance variables
the Digital Literacy Skills Framework reflects contemporary use of English in Australia.
Four Performance Variables
As with the ACSF, a key feature of the Digital Literacy Skills Framework is the recognition of four factors that may influence performance at any point in time:
The interaction of the four variables is very important. In the digital literacy framework one important interplay is between the two variables of familiarity of context and task complexity. Consider the example of mobile phones that are so familiar now to most adults. What might be a three or four step process, e.g. make a call on a mobile phone or send a simple SMS response, can actually be accomplished at PLB or Level 1.
Users should note that some Sample Activities listed at lower levels in the Domains of Communication may appear more complex than the task complexity outlined in the Performance Variables Grid for that level. This is because of the high level of familiarity of the task.
Foundation Skills for Your Future Digital Framework 2 Project Team: 2
