Analysis of digital literacy in the 2022 revised mathematics curriculum and textbooks

Digital literacy should be integrated as a meaningful component of each subject rather than merely being suggested as a competency.This study explores how digital literacy is reflected in the 2022 revised mathematics curriculum and textbooks for 3rd and 4th grades in elementary school, 1st grade in middle school, and 1st grade in high school, based on a digital literacy framework.In the 2022 revised mathematics curriculum, the proportion of D2 and D3 decreased, whereas the proportion of D1 increased with higher school levels.Also, D4 was barely present in the mathematics curriculum as a whole.In the 2022 revised mathematics textbooks, digital literacy elements were predominantly focused on D1 and D2 across all school levels.In elementary school, D2 accounted for 73% of tasks, while in high school, D1 accounted for 87.3% of tasks.The 'Use of AI (D1-3)' was mainly reflected as a material for textbook, such as chatbots and AI learning assistants, rather than direct tool use.'Data collection and storage' and 'Information analysis and representation' have been more prominently incorporated in the curriculum and textbooks of elementary and middle schools compared to those of high schools in terms of content organization.Based on findings, the study discussed supplementary measures for each digital literacy elements and proposed digital teaching and learning strategies, including establishing digital mathematics education guidelines, expanding programming-related digital content creation activities, structuring digital literacy elements hierarchically, and strengthening digital ethics education.