The Nexus between Digital Literacy Proficiency and Challenges: An Empirical Analysis of Public Sector Universities

Abstract

The major purpose of this study was to ascertain the level of proficiency in digital literacy and also determine the challenges encounter by the universities students. This study is descriptive one, with carried survey method, and base on positivist- philosophical paradigm. Through the convenience sampling techniques the data was collected from 500 respondents. According to the finding majority numbers of the students have resources of digital literacy with high level of proficiency in digital literacy and also majority numbers of the students encountered the challenges while using the digital literacy i.e. lack of time, interest, knowledge, and facility.