ySKILLS (Portugal)

PRESENTATION
TEAM
RESOURCES
PLATFORMS
CONNECTION TO SOCIETY
SDGS
Participating in this study was quite good. I reflected on the subject quite a lot too, because there were some things in it… you know, I had never thought about this specific skill, and I didn’t know what a digital skill was. I learned quite a bit about myself. And it is important that we understand how we can help to strengthen digital skills, to improve from now on.”

– Adolescent who participated in the study, 16 years old

The European project YSkills studied the digital skills of adolescents. Portugal took part in the longitudinal study (2021-2023) conducted in six countries on the evolution of those skills. Here you can find the report of the study, the educational toolkit and other resources available in Portuguese, below.

Resources

Educational toolkit - It contains two modules (Evaluate and Explore), each with three structured activities that explore digital skills and knowledge covered by the ySKILLS project.
Animation: Children’s rights in a digital world - This animation introduces the 11 principles that must be observed to protect the rights of the child in a digital environment. With Portuguese subtitles
Mental health and digital skills: 8 conclusions drawn by young people - Infographic with advice given by young people receiving psychological counselling to other young people on the subject of their digital experiences and challenges.
Four profiles of digital skills among adolescents - It describes how the participating adolescents presented themselves in the first wave of the survey (2021) with regard to their digital skills
Digital skills toolkit for adolescents - Using child- and adolescent-friendly language, it explains how digital skills were studied under the ySKILLS project. It includes a user guide (PowerPoint) for facilitators/ teachers.
Young people, mental health and digital skills: 9 recommendations for professionals - What young people receiving psychological counselling would like phycologists and healthcare professionals to keep in mind about their digital challenges and experiences.
yDSI: youth Digital Skills indicator - It presents the indicator for assessment of digital skills (in English) and the questions used in the ySKILLS survey, in Portuguese.
Portugal in the European project ySKILLS - In a short video, Cristina Ponte outlines the participation of Portugal in this European study.
Young people and information search: between perceptions and practices - It compares the skills reported by adolescents with the results of the ySKILLS performance tests carried out in 2022.
Studies on the digital skills of adolescents. Summary of the systematic review of the literature (2010-2020) on digital skills.
Digital skills and literacy for children’s rights. Interactive report on the final results of the ySKILLS project, in English.
Action points for EU policy on children’s rights. Guidelines for European policies on digital rights, in English.

2024 Report

This report presents the results of the three-year (2021 to 2023) longitudinal study with adolescents conducted in the framework of the European project ySKILLS. This project investigated how the digital literacies of adolescents – as a set of knowledge and skills – evolve and what influence they can have on their levels of well-being.

View here

Newsletter - January 2024

Here we present to the public the culmination of years of research and exploration dedicated to the dynamic world of digital literacy among young people. It was an exciting journey, as we sought to understand complex aspects of digital literacy and how it affects the lives of young people in the digital age.

Read here

Newsletter - November 2023

In Portuguese, this newsletter reveals the digital literacy indicator for assessing adolescents' skills and knowledge, developed by the ySKILLS project. It also presents other results and some of the project's resources.

See here

Infographic 3rd year of the longitudinal study on digital skills

In 2023, 771 students in 8 schools replied to the questionnaires. English translation also available.

View here

Infographic 2nd year of the longitudinal study on digital skills

In 2022, the questionnaires were answered by 956 students in 8 schools. Of these, 195 answered for the first time.

See here

Newsletter - December 2022

This version of the international newsletter, in Portuguese, presents the results of the studies on digital vulnerabilities and skills of the second wave of the longitudinal survey (2022) and the activities carried out by the Portuguese team.

Read here

Infographic - Quiz at Futurália and Qualifica 2022

What do adolescents think of how the internet works? Results of the quiz led by young volunteers from the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth in the main education, jobs and training fairs in Portugal (Futurália and Qualifica).

View here

2022 Interactive Report

This report presents the results of qualitative studies on the digital vulnerabilities and skills of adolescents. It covers studies about adolescent refugees, young people with mental health problems, how young people identify information and disinformation, and informal learning environments (in English).

Read here

1st year infographic

In 2021, 1017 students in 7 schools completed the questionnaires.

View here

Report - Results of the 1st series of the ySKILLS questionnaire (2021)

This report characterizes the group of teenagers who answered the ySKILLS questionnaire in 2021, their internet access conditions, activities and digital skills. Each section includes questions for reflection and debate.

View here

Team

Cristina Ponte (Coord.)
ICNOVA

Susana Batista
CICS.NOVA

Rita Baptista
ICNOVA

Lídia Maropo
CICS.NOVA

Teresa Sofia Castro
CICANT

Platforms

Website

https://yskills.eu/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ySKILLS.eu/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/yskills_eu/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/ySKILLS_eu

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDc3YHoS34Fjsgam8_XnhFA

LinkedIn

https://be.linkedin.com/company/yskills-h2020

Engagement with society

  • Participation in the Annual Report of the National Council of Education 2020/21.
  • Short training for teachers to discuss and reflect on the results of the project.
  • Participation in several webinars for teachers, scholars and students.
  • Presentations of the results of the longitudinal survey in schools.
  • Collaboration on the MOOC – Citizen Cybersocial with the National Cybersecurity Center.
  • Collaboration with the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth in education, jobs and training fairs (Futurália and Qualifica).
  • Hearing of Ukrainian adolescent refugees using the tool applied to the refugees in the qualitative study on digital vulnerabilities and skills (photo).
  • Participation, with a workshop, in the European Safer Internet Day (Ponta Delgada, Azores).

Sustainable development

This project contributes to the achievement of 7 Sustainable Development Goals set out in the 2030 Agenda.

European Union Funding – H2020 – Reference – Research Innovation Program, Grant Agreement no. 870612.