What are people's comfort level with digital tools and online activity?

The Digital Natives Assesment Scale (DNAS) is a 21-question measure of people's digital native level. The questions measure four variables: grown up with technology, comfortable with multitasking, reliant on graphics for communication, and thrive on instant gratifications and rewards. This survey can be used to explore the relationships between an individual's digital native level and variables like connectedness to nature, age, and multitasking behaviors. Past research suggests that those that qualify as a digital native tend to function better with instant gratification and gamification features (Prensky, 2001).

Resources:

• Teo, T. (2013). An initial development and validation of a Digital Natives Assessment Scale (DNAS). Computers & Education, 67, 51–57.
• Martin, Lexy, et al. “Exploring the Digital Native Assessment Scale as an Indicator for Building More Effective User Experiences.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12423, 2020, pp. 199–210.

Parameters

• This survey cannot be tweaked.

Disclaimer
The following languages that are currently offered for this survey are not validated translations. This survey was translated using Google Translate and verified by members of the community.
What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:

• DNAS_digital_native_level Higher scores mean participants are more of a digital native.
• DNAS_grow_up_technology Higher scores mean participants feel familiar using computers and phones.
• DNAS_multitasking Higher scores mean participants feel good at doing multiple tasks online simultaneously.
• DNAS_graphics_for_communication Higher scores mean participants use more pictures and videos to talk to people online.
• DNAS_digital_communication Higher scores mean participants want fast feedback and rewards while online.

Raw data: 21 questions with 4 subscales combined to make 1 variable (digital native level). The total score ranges from 21-147.

Calculation:
The subscores are determined by adding the scores of the questions corresponding to each variable. The total is determined from adding the scores from each variable. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 7 ("strongly agree"), so the sum of the scores will range from 21-147.

• DNAS_digital_native_level: Sum of questions 1-21.
• DNAS_grow_up_technology: Sum of questions 1-5.
• DNAS_multitasking: Sum of questions 6-11.
• DNAS_graphics_for_communication: Sum of questions 12-16.
• DNAS_digital_communication: Sum of questions 17-21.