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DATA LITERACY A popular topic or a necessity?

Abstract

The article deals with the concept of data literacy. The article examines the content and composition of this type of literacy, justifies its relevance as an educational result consistent with the trends of digitalization. Approaches to the in-depth and General study of data science are divided. The article describes various types of tasks set on different educational materials and aimed at developing data literacy among students. We consider ways to deploy programs aimed at students “ mastering data science without the need to form it into a separate discipline.

About the Authors

Pavel P. GLUKHOV
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Moscow State Pedagogical University
Russian Federation

Research associate of the research sector “Open Education” of The Research Center for Socialization and Personalization of Children’s Education (Federal Education Development Institute. Expert at the laboratory of competencepractices of education



Andrey A. DERYABIN
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation

MSc Social Psychology. Research associate of The Research
Center for Socialization and Personalization of Children’s
Education Federal Education Development Institute



Александр ПОПОВ
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Moscow State Pedagogical University Novosibirsk State Technical University
Russian Federation

Doctor of Philosophy. Assistant professor, Head of The Research Center for Socialization and Personalization of Children’s Education Federal Education Development Institute  Head of the laboratory of competence
practices of the Institute of system projects.

Professor of sociology and mass сommunications of the faculty of Humanities



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