Sense of technology self-efficacy and motivation coexisting with algorithmic thinking

Abstract

Modern warfare presents the state of the art in technological advances. Even the most developed weapons and information systems are implemented the users and final decision makers are still human. There has been extensive discussion about contemporary skillset that is often drawn the components of digital literacy. In that context digital literacy is combination of technical skills to use technology, to interact with technology, and understand technology. It can be seen also as capability to understand different forms of information, algorithmic, computational, and epistemic thinking. Even the digital literacy framework applied is multi-faceted, it operationalises the perspectives of human performance with autonomous or semiautonomous systems. This paper discusses skillset needed to operate and operate with complex information driven systems. The aim is to construct a comprehensive way to assess capabilities among people in service to allocate the most suitable person to a post. The study is based on expert interviews and focus groups session on the topic. The presented competency framework and measures to assess different perspectives. Paper also discusses the practical application of the measurements and how items related to technology self-efficacy and motivation are related to algorithmic thinking.

Keywords: artificial Intelligence, digital literacy, self-efficacy, performance

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1004566