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Motivational beliefs, an important contrivance in elevating digital literacy among university students

Lilian A

Heliyon, 2022 Dec;8(12):e11913.
PMID: 36478815 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11913

Students who are intrinsically motivated will frequently perform better than those who are not. This paper examined the relationship between motivational belief strategies and digital literacy in digital learning among university students. Motivational belief is an intrinsic motivation that encourages an individual to self-motivate through specific strategies. This paper has its aims to contribute to assisting students, and academics in utilizing the right motivational strategies to elevate students' digital literacy. Although there is a plethora of studies given students' motivation, studies of motivational belief strategies for elevating digital literacy are still rudimentary. To achieve the research aim, three hypotheses were formulated. A total of 583 respondents were analysed empirically using structural equation modeling-partial least-squares analysis. The findings of the study corroborate a positive and significant relationship between motivational belief strategies and digital literacy competency which signifies the important role of self-motivation in promoting digital literacy as well as preparing students to be a part of the digital future.
Fulltext Three new minute leaf litter beetles discovered by citizen scientists in Maliau Basin, Malaysian Borneo (Coleoptera: Leiodidae, Chrysomelidae)

Schilthuizen M, Seip LA, Otani S, Suhaimi J, Njunjić I

Biodivers Data J, 2017.
PMID: 29308046 DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e21947

Background: We coin the term "taxon expeditions" for citizen scientists' field courses to carry out publishable taxonomic work in close association with trained taxonomists.
New information: During the first-ever taxon expedition, in Maliau Basin Studies Centre, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, the participants sampled leaf litter beetles from lowland dipterocarp forest using the Winkler apparatus. The collected material proved to contain at least three undescribed species of small-bodied (ca. 1 mm long) hemispherical litter-dwelling Coleoptera. As part of the field course work, taxonomic descriptions were prepared for the chrysomelid Clavicornaltica sabahensis sp. n. and the leiodids Colenisia chungi sp. n. and Dermatohomoeus maliauensis sp. n.
Fulltext Impact of the citizen science project COLLECT on ocean literacy and well-being within a north/west African and south-east Asian context

Severin MI, Akpetou LK, Annasawmy P, Asuquo FE, Beckman F, Benomar M, et al.

Front Psychol, 2023;14:1130596.
PMID: 37388649 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1130596

Plastic pollution is both a societal and environmental problem and citizen science has shown to be a useful tool to engage both the public and professionals in addressing it. However, knowledge on the educational and behavioral impacts of citizen science projects focusing on marine litter remains limited. Our preregistered study investigates the impact of the citizen science project Citizen Observation of Local Litter in coastal ECosysTems (COLLECT) on the participants' ocean literacy, pro-environmental intentions and attitudes, well-being, and nature connectedness, using a pretest-posttest design. A total of 410 secondary school students from seven countries, in Africa (Benin, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria) and Asia (Malaysia) were trained to sample plastics on sandy beaches and to analyze their collection in the classroom. Non-parametric statistical tests (n = 239 matched participants) demonstrate that the COLLECT project positively impacted ocean literacy (i.e., awareness and knowledge of marine litter, self-reported litter-reducing behaviors, attitudes towards beach litter removal). The COLLECT project also led to higher pro-environmental behavioral intentions for students in Benin and Ghana (implying a positive spillover effect) and higher well-being and nature connectedness for students in Benin. Results are interpreted in consideration of a high baseline in awareness and attitudes towards marine litter, a low internal consistency of pro-environmental attitudes, the cultural context of the participating countries, and the unique settings of the project's implementation. Our study highlights the benefits and challenges of understanding how citizen science impacts the perceptions and behaviors towards marine litter in youth from the respective regions.

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