Developing an Intervention Programme to Enhance Cognitive Processes and Background Knowledge in Digital Literacy Practices

This paper is based on the premise that a big gap exists between what lecturers expect and what students are doing when it comes to completing research projects as part of ongoing assessment in MA classes. This is because the digital literacy competencies of these students are insufficient especially the ability to locate, evaluate, integrate and communicate information from online sources effectively and ethically. This study investigates how students utilise online information and if they can be taught to employ appropriate strategies to exploit this information. This paper will outline the three phase intervention programme undertaken for this study.