Purpose

The research surveyed the competency of information literacy of senior high school students in Fiji. This is to evaluate the strong predictors of information literacy.

Design/methodology/approach

The study adopted a survey research design whereby a five-point Likert scale self-reporting questionnaire was administered to Year 12 and Year 13 secondary school students. The data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software-descriptive statistics of calculating the mean and standard deviation, a correlation and linear regression analysis to deduce the strong predictors of information literacy.

Findings

The study showed that 81% of the students surveyed were average to above average information literate. The strong predictors of information literacy were the ability of an individual to collaborate and share safely online, the ability to share files securely and the ability to access the credibility of any resource assessed on the digital platform.

Research limitations/implications

The current study evaluates information literacy of a cohort – stating how information literate the participants are, comprehending the strong predicators of information literacy so that there is an appropriate and effective implementation of interventions for the desired improvements.

Practical implications

The results can be used to improve information literacy of students at all levels of education in the Fiji Islands.

Social implications

If the youths are information literate they will be able to effectively contribute towards the development of their economy. Since the work environment today is technology oriented and involves a lot of information, being information literate means knowing how to use the information and differentiate between good and bad information. Hence, contributing effectively towards whatever task is performed.

Originality/value

This research if the first ever research done on evaluating the information literacy of individuals in Fiji.

中文翻译：

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信息素养：21世纪的愿望

目的

该研究调查了斐济高中生的信息素养能力。这是为了评估信息素养的强预测因子。

设计/方法/方法

该研究采用了一项调查研究设计，对 12 年级和 13 年级的中学生进行了五点李克特量表自我报告问卷调查。数据分析使用社会科学统计软件包 (SPSS) 软件描述性统计计算均值和标准差、相关性和线性回归分析来推断信息素养的强预测因子。

发现

研究表明，接受调查的学生中有 81% 的信息素养处于平均水平至高于平均水平。信息素养的强预测因素是个人在线协作和安全共享的能力、安全共享文件的能力以及访问在数字平台上评估的任何资源的可信度的能力。

研究限制/影响

目前的研究评估了一个队列的信息素养——说明参与者的信息素养如何，理解信息素养的强大预测因素，以便适当和有效地实施干预措施以实现预期的改进。

实际影响

结果可用于提高斐济群岛各级教育学生的信息素养。

社会影响

如果年轻人具备信息素养，他们将能够有效地为经济发展做出贡献。由于当今的工作环境以技术为导向并涉及大量信息，因此具备信息素养意味着知道如何使用信息并区分好信息和坏信息。因此，有效地为执行的任何任务做出贡献。

原创性/价值

这项研究是有史以来第一次评估斐济个人信息素养的研究。