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What does media literacy refer to?
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?
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.
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 __________.
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?
What are the key components of critical thinking skills?
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What does information literacy involve?
What does information literacy involve?
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Understanding the purpose, audience, and context is essential for effective writing.
Understanding the purpose, audience, and context is essential for effective writing.
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Match the following digital literacy components with their descriptions:
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 ____.
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.
