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What does media literacy refer to?
Media literacy refers to the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media.
According to the content, what are the 7 Steps to Improve Social Skills?
Financial literacy focuses on the ability to supervise and oversee personal finance effectively.
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Functional literacy makes the person function effectively through his engagement in all activities. It ensures that the person can function effectively in __________.
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What are the key components of critical thinking skills?
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What does information literacy involve?
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Understanding the purpose, audience, and context is essential for effective writing.
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Match the following digital literacy components with their descriptions:
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Reading comprehension skills are essential for understanding academic and professional texts, making informed decisions, and building knowledge and ____.
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Study Notes
Literacy Subtypes
- Traditional literacy: refers to one's ability to read the written word to understand and acquire its meaning.
- Functional literacy: enables individuals to function effectively in all activities.
- Emergent literacy: refers to a child's experiences in reading and writing, starting from birth even before they can read and write.
- Multicultural literacy: involves using knowledge to create a humane and just world, including skills to respect and appreciate diverse cultures.
- Global literacy: aims to empower students to make a positive impact in the world and their local community, promoting sustainable living and social responsibility.
Characteristics of a Global Citizen
- Respect for humans regardless of race, gender, religion, or political perspectives.
- Respect for diversity and various perspectives.
- Promotion of sustainable patterns of living, consumption, and production.
- Appreciation for the natural world and demonstration of respectful behavior towards the rights of all living things.
Social Literacy
- Refers to the ability to connect effectively with those around them.
- Involves conveying thoughts to others and listening to what others have to say.
- 7 steps to improve social skills: sharing, cooperating, listening, following directions, respecting personal space, making eye contact, and using manners.
Media Literacy
- Ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media.
- Involves processing complex information from all forms of media.
- Media refers to electronic, digital, print, and visual materials used to send messages.
Financial Literacy
- Focuses on the ability to supervise and oversee personal finance effectively.
- Involves managing personal finance, including savings, insurance, payments, budgeting, and investments.
- Basics of good financial health: not spending beyond one's capacity to earn, saving 10% to 15% of each paycheck, and avoiding financial scams.
Digital Literacy
- Ability to communicate and access information using digital technologies.
- Involves using internet platforms, social media, and mobile devices.
Ecoliteracy
- Refers to the ability to understand the natural systems that make life on earth possible.
- Involves understanding the 7 Environmental Principles: nature knows best, all forms of life are important, everything is connected, everything changes, everything must go somewhere, ours is a finite earth, and nature is beautiful and we are stewards.
Arts and Creativity Literacy
- Involves visual literacy, eye/hand/brain coordination, verbal creativity, and visual creativity.
- Refers to the ability to read, write, and create visual images and/or cinema in one's mind.
21st Century Education
- 7 Key Features: personalized learning, equity, diversity, and inclusivity, learning through doing, changed role of the teacher, community relationships, technology, and teacher professionalization.
- Critical attributes: integrated and interdisciplinary, technologies and multimedia, global classrooms, creating/adapting to constant change, student-centered, 21st-century skills, project-based and research-driven, and relevant, rigorous, and real-world.
Basic Strategies for Developing Literacy
- Making connections: connecting what one knows to what they read and see around them.
- Visualizing: creating a mental image.
- Inferring: making conclusions based on what has been read.
- Questioning: clarifying and understanding what is being read.
- Determining importance: classifying the text as interesting or for understanding.
- Synthesizing: collating parts of the text to form a general idea.
21st Century Literacy Skills and Teaching Resources
- Student-led learning, inquiry-based classroom environment, collaborative activities, HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) activities, and creative learning.
- 21st Century Skill Categories: Learning Skills, Literacy Skills, and Life Skills.
Critical Thinking Skills
- Critical thinking involves analyzing information, identifying patterns, and making informed decisions
- Analysis is a crucial component, breaking down information into smaller parts to understand it better
- Evaluation is another key component, making judgments based on evidence to form opinions
- Synthesis is the process of combining information to form new ideas and solutions
- Problem-solving is the application of critical thinking to real-world scenarios, making it a vital skill
Information Literacy
- Information literacy is the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively
- Information retrieval is the process of finding and accessing relevant information
- Information evaluation is essential to assess the credibility and relevance of information
- Information application is the process of using information to solve problems or complete tasks
- Information literacy skills are crucial for avoiding misinformation and making informed decisions
Writing Strategies
- Effective writing involves understanding the purpose, audience, and context of the writing task
- Understanding the purpose of writing helps to create focused content
- Considering the needs and expectations of the audience is vital for effective communication
- Understanding the context of the writing task helps to create relevant and timely content
- Organization is key to structuring the writing to convey the message effectively
Digital Literacy
- Digital literacy is the ability to effectively use digital technologies to find, evaluate, and create information
- Digital citizenship is understanding the rights and responsibilities of digital technology use
- Digital critical thinking is essential to evaluate online information and sources
- Digital creation is the process of using digital tools to create and communicate information
- Digital collaboration is working with others using digital technologies to achieve common goals
Reading Comprehension
- Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and interpret written text
- Fluency is the ability to read with accuracy and speed
- Vocabulary is understanding the meaning of words and phrases to comprehend text
- Text structure is understanding the organization and purpose of the text
- Inference is making connections and drawing conclusions from the text to understand it better
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Review questions for the PHINMA Education Special Teaching Enhancement Program (STEP) under the Academics and Services Department.
