A systematic review and Delphi round 1 yielded 257 age-appropriate literature-based skills and 101 professional-identified skills for children aged 8–13¶
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q3 i? The systematic literature review initially extracted over 500 skills, reduced to N = 257 relevant age-appropriate skills after exclusions and deduplication. → Nicolai B. Plintz 2026
q2 i? Professionals identified N = 101 skills in the first round of the Delphi study. → Nicolai B. Plintz 2026
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Nicolai B. Plintz 2026¶
Nicolai B. Plintz, Dirk Ifenthaler. (2026). Empowering children online: a holistic skills framework for cybersecurity. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10565-z
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Systematic literature review following the PRISMA statement across six databases, plus round 1 of a two-round Delphi study. The review yielded "N = 257 relevant skills remained" and professionals contributed "N = 101 skills in the first round of the Delphi study"; no effect sizes are reported.
"From the systematic literature review, we initially extracted over 500 skills from different scientific papers, games as well as the platforms mentioned in those. After excluding those that were not age-appropriate and removing duplicates, N = 257 relevant skills remained. In addition to the skills from the scientific literature, the professionals identified N = 101 skills in the first round of the Delphi study."
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Related Claims¶
- Delphi round 2 feedback flagged specific skills as too complex or age-inappropriate for 8–13-year-olds, including restoring files from a backup — related
- Existing cybersecurity frameworks are inadequate for children aged 8–13 because they target workforce preparation or remain too broad across school ages — related
- A two-round Delphi study with 18 professionals from cybersecurity, cybersecurity education, and general education validated the skills framework — related
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A systematic review and Delphi round 1 yielded 257 age-appropriate literature-based skills and 101 professional-identified skills for children aged 8–13 |
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A systematic review and Delphi round 1 yielded 257 age-appropriate literature-based skills and 101 professional-identified skills for children aged 8–13 |
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