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patkept624

NLT Studies from 2009 - 1 views

www.literacytrust.org.uk/...our_and_the_role_of_technology

social media literacy study

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  • patkept624 on 15 Jul 14
     
    These studies are mentioned/highlighted in some of my other posts. I've saved the PDF files for the full study and exec summary.
baatkinson29

Connecting the Digital Dots: Literacy of the 21st Century (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAU... - 2 views

www.educause.edu/...tal-dots-literacy-21st-century

Academic

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  • Prior to the 21st century, literate defined a person’s ability to read and write, separating the educated from the uneducated. With the advent of a new millennium and the rapidity with which technology has changed society, the concept of literacy has assumed new meanings.
  • Perhaps literacy, and numeracy for that matter, have never really been optional for fully functioning members of society. In our 21st century society—accelerated, media-saturated, and automated—a new literacy is required, one more broadly defined than the ability to read and write.
  • baatkinson29 on 15 Jul 14
     
    Relevant article arguing that literacy is changing. There are more relevant skills than before. At least what I am getting out of it. Also I haven't had a moment to check the citations at the bottom, but those were why I added this. Those could be helpful.
gjcpri

Text Messaging May Improve Literacy Skills - 1 views

www.decodedscience.com/...7597

literacy Texting

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  • Back in 2003, Dr. Crispin Thurlow, an expert in language and communication, described the language of text messaging to be ‘adaptive and additive rather than necessarily subtractive,’ meaning that texting can have positive linguistic advantages. However, Thurlow’s remarks were made almost a decade ago and research highlights substantial increases in young people’s use of computer-mediated communication (CMC)  and shows that text messaging is one of the most widespread digital practices.  A 2010 study clearly supports this by revealing that US teens alone send over 6 text messages per waking hour, and send and receive and average of 3,339 texts monthly.
  • Interested in texting, and its affects on literary skills, Clare Wood, Sally Meachem, and their research team investigated text messaging and spelling ability in children aged 8-12 years in 2011. The team concluded from the results of their study that the use of ‘textisms,’ or text-message spellings, does affect spelling performance, but when strong phonological skills are present, spelling skills remain intact.
  • In 2009, Beverly Plester and Clare Wood, taking interest in the question of the influence of texting on literacy, focused on the use of text messaging by pre-teen British children. In this study, the researchers paid specific attention to the abbreviations and characteristic language used within text messages, also known as ‘textese’ and ‘textisms.’ Their results did not conclusively support the negative reports surrounding cell phone use and texting. Quite the reverse, they discovered that textese and textisms assisted the development of literary skills
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  • Although unexpected, text messaging’s positive affect on literary skills seems plausible when you consider more deeply Wood and Meachem’s  claim that strong phonological skills may be one of the contributing factors of the of text message senders continued spelling accuracy in traditional written language exercises.
  • For decades, reading research has focused on phonological awareness and reading attainment. Researchers have shown repeatedly that children who receive explicit phonological awareness instruction eventually improve their literary skills.  More importantly, much textism depends upon senders and receivers having good linguistic abilities and some acquired linguistic skills for successful texting to take place. Therefore, to all intents and purposes, texting, through its text manipulations and creations, provides a platform for young people to create and practice phonemic activities that enhance phonemic awareness.
starm1e

Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say - NYTimes.com - 0 views

mobile.nytimes.com/...udents-learn-teachers-say.html

stats statistics digital literacy

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  • “What we’re labeling as ‘distraction,’ some see as a failure of adults to see how these kids process information,” Ms. Purcell said. “They’re not saying distraction is good but that the label of ‘distraction’ is a judgment of this generation.”
  • The surveys also found that many teachers said technology could be a useful educational tool. In the Pew survey, which was done in conjunction with the College Board and the National Writing Project, roughly 75 percent of 2,462 teachers surveyed said that the Internet and search engines had a “mostly positive” impact on student research skills. And they said such tools had made students more self-sufficient researchers.
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