Teachers' Practices Towards Strengthening Digital Literacyskills

Regarding the global scenario due to the pandemic, the world is moving towards virtual. The need for digital literacy is inevitable. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate teachers’ knowledge of digital literacy and practices towards strengthening digital literacy skills through online learning platforms. In this research, three objectives were developed such as (1) to assess the existing level of knowledge ofdigital literacy skills of the teachers (2) to exploreattitudes of secondary school towardsstrengthening digital literacy skills, and (3) to investigate teachers’ practices towards strengthening digital literacy skills through online learning platforms.This study was quantitative and descriptive. Researchers implemented a survey technique to collect the primary data. All male and female teachers teaching at the secondary school level in the Faisalabad division were the population. A sample of four hundred fifty teachers was selected through a simple random method. Researchers developed a questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale was used to collect the primary data. Before the execution of the questionnaire, the validity was ensured by experts’ opinions, and reliability was confirmed by pilot testing. The questionnaire’s reliability occurred as (α=.81). After data collection, the same were analyzed in SPSS, and statistical tests like mean scores, standard deviation, and t-tests were carried out. Furthermore, structural equation modelling (SEM) was used for hypotheses assessment. Structural equation modelling is a robust multivariate statistical tool based on the covariance statistics. The SEM outcomes reported that teachers had a moderate level of digital literacy skills, a moderate level of practice for strengthening digital literacy skills through online learning platforms, and high level of agreement towards the hindrances in practicing digital literacy skills in online learning. Furthermore, this study also discovered an important positive relationship between teachers’ practices and strengthening digital literacy skills (r=.742). This research suggests that workshops and training sessions be held to help secondary school teachers learn more about digital literacy.