International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2018 (ICILS 2018)

The 2018 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) of the IEA (International Associaton for the Evaluation of Achievement) used an internationally developed and elaborated set of instruments to assess for the second time the extent to which eighth-grade students possess computer and information literacy (CIL) and computational thinking (CT) competencies and the contribution of the German school system to the acquisition of these competencies. More specifically, the study focused on four areas: 1) computer-based testing of computer and information-related competencies of eighth graders, 2) extensive recording of framework conditions of competency acquisition, 3) investigation of differences in the results taking into account technological and pedagogical developments over several years, and 4) for the first time the investigation of the competency area 'computational thinking' and its relation to the area of computer and information-related competencies. In addition to the competency tests, questionnaires for students, teachers, school administrators, and IT managers were used to relate the ICT competencies of the students to the school and family learning environment. (IQB)