Introduction Information

Outline –Significance of Information Literacy

Introduction

Introduction: Information literacy entails a set of characteristics used to transform ordinary students into lifelong learners and wise information consumers. It is the ability of a person to articulate their information needs and determine if they have been adequately met.

Thesis: This essay highlights the significance of information literacy including promoting problem solving approaches, identifying reliable and high-quality information, and academic-related purposes.

Body

Point 1: Literacy Promotes Thinking Skills and Promotes Problem Solving

Point 2: Information literacy Facilitates Identification of Reliable and High-Quality Information

Point 3: Information literacy is Important for Academic Purposes.

Conclusion: Information literacy is important as it gives credibility to the academic field, facilitates problem solving and enables scholars to differentiate between high-quality and low-quality papers.

Recommendation: Students must begin developing literary skills early enough as they have proved important in today’s world. Employers nowadays consider information literacy to be important at the workplace. Students should endeavour to demonstrate the ability and willingness to learn continually and develop new skills.

References

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Sural, S., & Dedebali, N. C. (2018). A study of curriculum literacy and information literacy levels of teacher candidates in department of social sciences education. European Journal of Educational Research, 7(2), 303-317.