Towards Adult Information Literacy Assessment in Latvia: UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Competency Matrix in Practice

Abstract

Abstract. The study presents conclusions regarding the possibility of adapting the UNESCO MIL Competency Matrix and developing methodology for information literacy assessment of the adult population. During field research in a sample territory (Kekava district) and within an adult population target group, the levels of information literacy are assessed, and information literacy education needs are clarified. The research results can be used for the development of diagnostic instruments for regional growth, planning of adult education, elaboration of information literacy training programmes, as well as for self-evaluation of information literacy competencies. The study has been carried out within the framework of the European Social Fund project "Development of Innovative Diagnostic Instruments for Regional Growth".

Diversity and pluralism in Arab media education curricula: an analytical study in light of UNESCO standards

“…Previous studies. Several studies have examined the learning objectives, skills, or educational competencies of media literacy curricula in many countries, such as Romania, Latvia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, and Bahrain, based on UNESCO standards, as well as how to integrate these standards into national education curricula (Alshorooqi and Rawadieh, 2017;Gendina, 2016;Holma et al, 2014;Nupairoj, 2016;Rotaru, 2019). Fedorov et al (2016) discussed curricula for MLE according to international experts from 20 countries.…”