Parent area:Facilitating Learners' Digital Competence
6.1

Information and media literacy

To incorporate learning activities, assignments and assessments which require learners to articulate information needs; to find information and resources in digital environments; to organise, process, analyse and interpret information; and to compare and critically evaluate the credibility and reliability of information and its sources.

Descriptors by proficiency level

A1Newcomer

Does not or rarely integrates activities to develop learners' information and media literacy.

A2Explorer

Encourages learners to use digital technologies for information searching, with basic guidance on source evaluation.

B1Integrator

Implements learning activities that develop learners' competences in searching, evaluating and managing digital information.

B2Expert

Designs structured learning pathways to develop learners' critical thinking about digital information and media.

C1Leader

Develops and experiments with innovative approaches for information and media literacy. Promotes digital critical thinking in one's own organisation.

C2Pioneer

Leads the development of institutional strategies for information and media literacy. Contributes to research and innovation in this area.