Designing an Interactive Digital Test as A Diagnostic Tool for Assessing Digital Competence Among Mathematics Students at Al- Mustansiriya University

Abstract

The aim of the study was to design an interactive digital test for assessing literacy of students in the mathematics department, the researcher employed a descriptive – approach and community-building approach, with the study population consisting of students in the mathematics department at al-Mustansiriya university the study sample consisted of 203 students from all four grade levels, the research designed an online survey using google forms and provided students with the link, based on the dimensions of digital literacy specific to learners domain , consisting of 29 multiple-choice questions the results showed that the third stage outperformed the other academic stage, leading to the rejection of the first and second null hypotheses and the acceptance of the third hypothesis, the researcher made several recommendations, including the establishment of training courses for first year students at the start of their university studies to help bridge their skill gap.