An Exploratory Study on Digital Literacy and Critical Thinking in Students

The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) at work, school, and home is pervasive and becoming an essential part of people’s daily lives. ICTs have transformed everyday activities. In this era we need to train all of us how to use ICTs, including computers and the internet and acquire digital literacy in this digital age. The development of digital literacy is essential to support digital inclusion and equip individuals with the necessary tools for active digital citizenship. In today's digital world, where information is available at the touch of a button, students need to be able not only to access digital information but also assess its accuracy and reliability, and use it productively — which means schools are instrumental in instilling students with the essential digital literacy skills required for success in the 21st century. This will allow schools to provide their students the benefits of digital literacy and give them the ability to success in their schools, careers and other areas that they may be placed into later. This is an exploratory study which analyses students’ perception towards digital literacy and how they utilise their critical thinking for assessing digital knowledge & information; which is very much important. This research uses a qualitative method with a Case study approach. The subjects in this research are 8 participants for analyse the importance of digital literacy. The researcher has used Non-probability purposive sampling technique for demand of the present study and data collection was conducted by interview Scheduled. Conducted study is evident that digital literacy and critical thinking play a huge role in students academic growth as well as for their futuristic prospective.