Information seeking approaches have changed worldwide today with the evolution of the Internet and on-line resources. This has resulted in the evolution of new learning methods and information literacy strategies. A growing number of students in schools everywhere are using the large number of information sources available on the Internet for conducting research and for communication purposes. ...

Although computer literacy is hard to define and means different things to different people, the advancement of information and communication technologies and the ubiquitous computing environment have made it a necessity for everyone to be computer literate. Computer literacy is a fundamental part of undergraduate education. The assessment of computer literacy remains to be a challenging issue ...

One might pose the question: since adults with dyslexia typically have problems with reading, writing and spelling, why nor simply measure those skills in order to identify the individuals who have dyslexia? The problems with this approach are (a) the differences in literacy skills between dyslexic and non-dyslexic persons are largely quantitative rather than qualitative, and (b) the developmen...

Purpose – To provide some theoretical considerations concerning information literacy so as to contribute to a theoretically informed point of departure for understanding information literacy and to argue that to be an information literate person is to have knowledge about information sources and that searching and using them is determined by an insight into how knowledge is socially organized i...

Introduction. Future health care providers need to be trained in the knowledge and skills to effectively communicate with their patients with limited health literacy. The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a curriculum designed to increase residents' health literacy knowledge, improve communication skills, and work with an interpreter. Materials and Methods. Family Medicine reside...

Older adults make up the fastest growing age group in North America. This has demanded increased attention in supporting the health and well-being of this population and, in particular, the role of health information in promoting the health and well-being of older adults. Increased availability and accessibility of information as well as a greater emphasis on self-management and care have raise...

BACKGROUND Health literacy skills tend to decline during ageing, which is often attributed to age-related cognitive decline. Whether health literacy skills may be influenced by technological and social factors during ageing is unknown. METHODS We investigated whether internet use and social engagement protect against health literacy decline during ageing, independent of cognitive decline. We ...

Public health nurses (PHNs) are community residents' access points to health information and services in Japan. After the Fukushima nuclear accident, they were challenged to communicate radiation-related health information to best meet community needs. We previously developed and evaluated the outcome of a single-site health literacy training program to augment PHNs' ability to improve communit...

Low numeracy skills and obesity are both common. Numeracy skills are used in healthy weight management to monitor caloric intake. The relationship between obesity and numeracy skills in adult primary care patients is unknown. A cross-sectional study enrolled adult, English-speaking primary care patients. BMI was assessed by self-report; numeracy and literacy skills were measured with the Wide R...