International Journal of Education

With the rapid development and wide application of information technology, digital ability has become an important index to measure the comprehensive quality and competitiveness of college students. In order to explore the elements of digital ability that college students should possess under the background of the new era and build a framework for analysis and measurement, this study combined with relevant research results at home and abroad, adopted questionnaire survey and statistical analysis and other methods, and finally built a framework of college students digital ability covering twelve elements of digital ability from four dimensions: data skills, basic literacy, thinking ability and personal traits. It is expected to provide theoretical basis and practical guidance for the reform of digital education in colleges and universities, and further promote the overall improvement of college students digital ability.

digital capabilities; university student；digital education