Media literacy as a component of students’ information culture

Abstract

The paper is aimed to determine the role of media literacy in the formation of students’ information culture of higher education institutions. The need for changes in pedagogical approaches to the organization of the educational process, reorientation from informing to managing the formation of students’ information culture, promotion of the development of critical thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to independently search for information was emphasized. The tasks facing teachers in forming students’ media literacy are identified: developing practical skills in checking the reliability of information, the ability to evaluate one’s own media space; developing skills in using high-quality content and conducting effective search work; teaching to recognize acts of information aggression and counteract them; stimulating the development of stress resistance.