Exploring preschool children’s information literacy: Bulgarian case study
Valkanova, V.
Abstract:
The level of preschool children’s information literacy and the possibilities for its optimization are discussed in the paper. The presented study of some aspects of information literacy of 5–7-year-old children is accomplished by an inquiry. The inquiry design and items are a result of a collaborative work of students in “Pedagogy of Mass and Artistic Communication“ at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, supervised by the author of this paper. As a working definition is used the definition proposed by the American Library Association: Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (ALA, 1989). Moreover, in the contemporary socio-technological environment, information literacy is much more than skills to handle information – it has not only cognitive but also emotional and behavioral parameters. The current empirical research and the development of the survey is based on the understanding that information literacy is not only a collection of different types of literacy – basic, media, computer, digital, visual, technology, network, library, cultural, but also an individual’s fundamental ability to be adjusted and active in the info sphere.
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APA citation
- Valkanova, V. (2013). Exploring preschool children’s information literacy: Bulgarian case study. International Journal of Teaching and Education, 1(1), 109–120.