Significance of Media and Information Literacy to the Education of Grade 12 Humanities and Social Sciences Students of Bestlink College of the Philippines: Towards a Guide

Vol.3, No.1D

Abstract

about media and information literacy and knowing how to access and analyze information will be of great help when it comes to their education; it will provide them with the right knowledge and proper learning. This study aims to identify the significance of media and information literacy to the education of grade 12 HUMSS students of Bestlink College of the Philippines towards a guide. To collect data needed to prove the Significance of Media and Information Literacy to education, the researchers provided survey questionnaires that were answered by sixty (60) conveniently selected Humanities and Social Sciences students of Bestlink College of the Philippines. 

The researchers used the qualitative method and descriptive research design. After analyzing and tallying all the data gathered, it has been proven that Media and Information Literacy is important for students to learn because there is a lot of fake news circulating on social media sites. Media and Information Literacy is important as it helps the students identify credible sources and have a critical mind when collecting and analyzing information. Being a media and information literate individual is a great advantage for the students because it will give them knowledge and teach them how to use media properly and effectively to gain and share information which can help our society.