An Investigation into the Digital and Information Literacy Skills of International Students

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Executive summary

The following study has been conducted on the digital and Information Literacy Graduate Attribute. The study has stated that the digital and information literacy is an essential tool, which helps students to gain access to the necessary skills and abilities for their personal development and growth. In order to conduct a study a questionnaire was established and was distributed to the ten students of the university. The findings have stated that the students believe that the digital technologies should be adopted in the education sector so that students can learn and enhance their learning skills. The study has concluded that universities should adopt various technologies of digital literacy so that students can develop and grow which will further help them to have a successful career.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYII

INTRODUCTION1

METHODOLOGY1

FINDINGS2

Question 12

Question 22

Question 32

Question 43

Question 53

Question 63

Question 74

Question 84

Question 94

Question 105

DISCUSSION5

CONCLUSIONS6

RECOMMENDATIONS6

REFERENCES8

APPENDIX-QUESTIONNAIRE9

APPENDIX-SUMMARY OF RESULTS12

An Investigation into the Digital and Information Literacy Skills of International Students

Introduction

The primary major area of research for the following study is the digital and information literacy. The primary function of the digital and information literacy is to gain access and practice all the skills and abilities necessary for the development and growth of business organizations (Jenkins, 2009, pp 56). As mentioned in oxford books, the digital and information literacy helps students to become more confident and also enables them to adopt wide range of technologies. Moreover it also helps individuals to use the most appropriate and adequate technologies in order to achieve the highest information. The digital and information literacy helps in record learning and professional development. The following report has been conducted to investigate and analyze what level of information and digital literacy is among the international students enrolled in the English course. Moreover, the following report also provides recommendations to the universities on how they can enable students to polish their skills and abilities.



Methodology

In order to conduct the following a study, a questionnaire was developed and was distributed to the students who have been enrolled for the English course. The students were selected from the university. A total of 10 questions were asked from the students. The questions in the questionnaire revolves around gathering information regarding how much knowledge students have about the digital literacy and what kind of strategies should be followed by the management of the university.

Findings

After the questionnaire was developed, it was distributed to the students. In order to conduct a study a total of 10 students were selected from the university. The analysis and findings of the questionnaire are stated below:

Question 1

The above questionnaire stated that out of the 10 students, 5 were from China and 3 were from the Japan and the rest of the two students were from Saudi Arabia.

Question 2

The second question was asked to examine how many times students enrolled in the English course use the digital technologies. The findings have stated that around 6 students use various kinds of digital technologies more than 20 ...