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Digital Literacy Skills and Online Information Searching Strategies as Determinants of Academic Performance of BSIT Students

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Psych Educ Multidisc J, 2023, 12 (10), 1092-1109, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8305192, ISSN 2822-4353
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Abstract

This study sought to determine the significant influence of digital literacy skills and online information searching strategies on the academic performance of BSIT students. Utilizing quantitative descriptive-correlational research, the study involved first year BSIT students among selected higher education institutions in Davao del Sur. The results revealed that the level of digital literacy skills was very high as well as the level of online information searching strategies which was found to be also very high. Moreover, the overall level of academic performance of BSIT students was high. Digital literacy skills and online information searching strategies had a significant relationship with the academic performance of BSIT students. Also, the combined variables significantly influence BSIT students’ academic performance.

Keywords Education Information technology academic performance philippines descriptive correlation digital literacy skills online information searching strategies
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2 authors, 2 institutions.

This paper St. Mary’s College of Bansalan — Philippines St. Mary’s College of B… 1 author University of the Immaculate Conception — Philippines University of the Immac… 1 author Jennellie Graciano — corresponding author JG Jennellie Graciano ✉ Ceasar Ian Benablo CB Ceasar Ian Benablo

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Bibliographic Information

Jennellie Graciano, Ceasar Ian Benablo, (2023). Digital Literacy Skills and Online Information Searching Strategies as Determinants of Academic Performance of BSIT Students, Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 12(10): 1092-1109
Bibtex Citation
@article{jennellie_graciano2023pemj,
author = {Jennellie Graciano and Ceasar Ian Benablo},
title = {Digital Literacy Skills and Online Information Searching Strategies as Determinants of Academic Performance of BSIT Students},
journal = {Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal},
year = {2023},
volume = {12},
number = {10},
pages = {1092-1109},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.8305192},
url = {https://scimatic.org/show_manuscript/1916}
}
APA Citation
Graciano, J., Benablo, C.I., (2023). Digital Literacy Skills and Online Information Searching Strategies as Determinants of Academic Performance of BSIT Students. Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 12(10), 1092-1109. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8305192

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