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Table 8.

Summarized results.

DEC competence	Question	Country	Level of studies		Field of studies		Employment status	Gender	Age
DEC competence	Question	Kuwait	Diploma	Master	IT	Business Economy	Unemployed	Female	Age
Search for and analysis of information	EQ1	+	–				+		–
	EQ2	–	–	+	–	–	–	+
	EQ3	–	–	–		+		+
	EQ4	+			–	–		+
	EQ5	–		–			–	–
	EQ6	–	–
Creativity and innovation	EQ7	–	–	–	+				–
	EQ8	–	–	–	+	+	–	+
	EQ9	+	+	+	–	–	–
	EQ10	–					–	+
Prospecting	EQ11	–	–		+		–	–
Prospecting	EQ12		–	–		–	–	–	+

Note: (−) is less likely for the student to know the answer to the question in relation to the base modality.

(+) is more likely for the student to know the answer in relation to the base modality.