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Digital Literacy and Learning Styles of Selected Grade 11 Students of Mindanao State University Senior High School

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Abdulmalik M. Manalao

Abstract

The world in which today’s children’s lives is in fact different from that of the pasts. Today’s generation, students use smart phones, tablets, laptops, instant messaging, Facebook, Instagram, and twitter to connect to friends, family, teachers, and others in their community and around the globe. They are now exposed with the term Digital Literacy. Regarding this issue, there were few studies conducted as to what aspects of digital literacy can effectively affect the learning styles of the students here in General Santos City. For this reason, this study aimed to determine if there is a significant relationship between digital literacy and the learning styles of the students. There were 200 respondents chosen randomly using Stratified random sampling from the five selected sections out of eleven sections of Grade 11 in Mindanao State University Senior High School. In the research process, the researcher used adapted and modified questionnaires and checklists, which were validated by a panel of experts. The findings of the study revealed that the level of digital literacy of the students is high (x=4.20). In addition, the dominant among the three learning styles of the students was the kinesthetic (4.07).

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