Information Literacy
The Information Literacy module sets out essential concepts and skills relating to identifying, searching, evaluating, organising and communicating online information.
Today’s digital landscape offers young people unprecedented access to tools and resources for learning. The information that students encounter, however, is not always accurate or high-quality. Foundational information and digital literacy skills, such as conducting strategic online searches, judging the legitimacy of online sources, sifting out misinformation, and recognizing advertising, can help set students up for success as lifelong learners and prepare them for the workplace.
Module summary
| Category | Skill set |
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| Information concepts |
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| Searching for information |
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| Evaluating and organising information |
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| Communicating information |
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What are the benefits of this module?
- Certifies best practice in information literacy.
- Covers the key skills and knowledge needed when researching and evaluating topics on the web.
- Can be applied to research and information search relating to any topic area.
- Ensures that you can create factually sound, well-structured, well-researched, and appropriately expressed outputs.
- Developed by ICDL Foundation, a global social enterprise with 20 years of experience in developing individuals’ digital competences.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module the students will be able to:
- Determine what online information is needed to meet a particular requirement.
- Search securely for online information using search engines and social media applications.
- Critically evaluate information using a range of criteria.
- Manage and organise information using a range of tools.
- Plan, draft, review and deliver online information.
Syllabus
The detailed syllabus for the Information Literacy module is publicly available, so that there is complete clarity about what is covered.
The syllabus document, which sets out the specific skills and knowledge that you will learn and against which you will be certified, can be downloaded here.
Sample tests
Do you want to better understand the Information Literacy module and how we test skills and knowledge
Try out the Information Literacy sample tests here to get a feel for the coverage of the module, or practice before your certification test.
ICDL Digital Student
Digital skills to design and develop, share and protect
ICDL is the world’s leading digital skills certification, which helps people to develop and certify their skills in using a computer. Consisting of a number of modules, with the flexibility for teachers to choose the topics that meet the needs of their students, ICDL is an ideal way for schools to help develop their students’ digital skills.
Schools around the world use ICDL. ICDL Digital Student offers both flexibility, and a range of levels, along with an up-to-date offering that is kept to rigorously high standards around the world. Students can benefit from an internationally recognised certification that is mapped to a number of qualifications frameworks and standards, and which integrates with curricula in several countries.
The modules in ICDL Digital Student are:
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