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What does Media and Information Literacy (MIL) encompass?
Knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices required to access, analyze, evaluate, use, produce, and communicate information ethically.
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven dimensions of MIL?
What is the focus of Tool Literacy in MIL?
The ability to use practical and conceptual tools of current information technology.
Research Literacy involves using information technology tools for qualitative analysis and simulation.
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According to Baacke (1996), what is emphasized in media competence?
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The ability to format and publish research and ideas electronically is called ______ Literacy.
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Which of the following advantages of media involves discovering hidden talents?
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Media increases knowledge through programs like quiz shows.
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Study Notes
Media and Information Literacy (MIL)
- MIL is a combination of knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices to access, analyze, evaluate, and use information ethically.
Aspects of MIL
- MIL is the optimal outcome of media, information and communication technology (ICT) education, focusing on technical skills, critical attitudes and facts about media and ICT.
- Compositional skills are important for creating new media content and encouraging self-determination.
- Media consumers can identify news and understand media's role in reshaping global issues through understanding media's effects and context.
Seven Dimensions of MIL
- Tool Literacy: Understanding and using practical and conceptual tools of current information technology (software, hardware, multimedia).
- Resource Literacy: Understanding the form, format, location, and access methods of information resources.
- Social-Structural Literacy: Understanding how information is situated within social contexts and institutions, and social networks.
- Research Literacy: Using IT tools for quantitative and qualitative analysis in research.
- Publishing Literacy: Formatting and publishing research electronically, in text or multimedia.
- Emerging Technology Literacy: Adapting to, understanding, evaluating, and using emerging innovations in information technology.
- Critical Literacy: Critically evaluating intellectual, human, and social strengths/weaknesses, potentials, benefits, and costs of information technology.
Advantages of Media
- Educating on health, environmental issues, etc.
- Providing fast global news updates.
- Developing hidden talents in multimedia and visual arts (e.g., comedy, acting, singing).
- Increasing knowledge through quiz shows and educational programs.
- Offering convenient information access via mobile phones.
- Promoting products.
- Providing entertainment.
- Reducing mass education costs through electronic duplication of information (e.g., television).
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Description
Explore the critical aspects of Media and Information Literacy (MIL), which encompasses knowledge, skills, and practices essential for accessing and using information ethically. This quiz examines the seven dimensions of MIL, emphasizing the importance of tool and resource literacy in today's media landscape.
