Distance students and online research: Promoting information literacy through media literacy
ARTICLE
Rebecca Van de Vord
Internet and Higher Education Volume 13, Number 3, ISSN 1096-7516 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Today's college students, particularly distance students, are increasingly dependent on the Web for their research needs. At the same time they lack the critical thinking skills required to successfully evaluate the actual credibility of online information, a critical aspect of information literacy. Furthermore, rather than access the online library database, distance students are more likely to employ generic search engines in their research quests, making more critical the need for information literacy. The current study employed an online survey designed to explore the relationships between critical evaluation of online information, as a measure of information literacy, and components of media literacy. Results suggest a significant, positive relationship between these literacies. These findings suggest variety in the types of strategies instructors and instructional designers might employ towards the development of information literacy skills required for today's graduates to successfully negotiate the 21st century information society.
Citation
Van de Vord, R. (2010). Distance students and online research: Promoting information literacy through media literacy. Internet and Higher Education, 13(3), 170-175. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved May 28, 2022 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/108392/.
This record was imported from
Internet and Higher Education
on January 29, 2019.
Internet and Higher Education is a publication of Elsevier.
Keywords
Cited By
View References & Citations Map-
Distance learners’ self-efficacy on information seeking and preferences of resources selection
Yingqi Tang, Hung Wei Tseng & Betty Morris, Jacksonville State University, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 2125–2130
-
Net generation and digital literacy: a short bibliographical review and some remarks
Valentina Comba, University of Bologna, Italy
Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan 31, 2011) pp. 59–66
These links are based on references which have been extracted automatically and may have some errors. If you see a mistake, please contact info@learntechlib.org.