The Use of Blogs Among Students: Shifts in Utilization, Pragmatism, and Critical Literacy
This article presents the findings of a study on access to and utilization of information in blogs among university students, as well as how students can cultivate critical literacy towards content and information in blogs. Through interviews with 203 students in the cities of Surabaya and Malang, t...
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| description | This article presents the findings of a study on access to and utilization of information in blogs among university students, as well as how students can cultivate critical literacy towards content and information in blogs. Through interviews with 203 students in the cities of Surabaya and Malang, this study reveals that students' frequency of accessing blogs is consistently increasing, and there is a growing pragmatism that could potentially compromise scholarly integrity within the higher education domain. For students with digital literacy and a pragmatic approach, blogs are often perceived as highly beneficial, particularly when facing tight assignment deadlines. Accessing a blog and navigating the provided links is a practical and swift method for students to locate the required references. The students know that blogs should not be used as primary references for completing academic tasks at the university. However, with critical literacy skills they possess, many students attempt to use blog information by paraphrasing and editing. Blogs owned by respected intellectuals and blog entries supported by accurate literature are regarded by students as highly valuable and reliable sources for guidance in writing and finalizing academic assignments from their lecturers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae09b01334af4654aee08cf7d20b054d2025-01-18T06:18:23ZengRegional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)International Journal of Information Science and Management2008-83022008-83102025-01-0123111510.22034/ijism.2024.2012855.1267718671The Use of Blogs Among Students: Shifts in Utilization, Pragmatism, and Critical LiteracyRahma Sugihartati0Arya Wardhana1Nadia Egalita2Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, IndonesiaDepartment of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaDepartment of Media and communications, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, AustraliaThis article presents the findings of a study on access to and utilization of information in blogs among university students, as well as how students can cultivate critical literacy towards content and information in blogs. Through interviews with 203 students in the cities of Surabaya and Malang, this study reveals that students' frequency of accessing blogs is consistently increasing, and there is a growing pragmatism that could potentially compromise scholarly integrity within the higher education domain. For students with digital literacy and a pragmatic approach, blogs are often perceived as highly beneficial, particularly when facing tight assignment deadlines. Accessing a blog and navigating the provided links is a practical and swift method for students to locate the required references. The students know that blogs should not be used as primary references for completing academic tasks at the university. However, with critical literacy skills they possess, many students attempt to use blog information by paraphrasing and editing. Blogs owned by respected intellectuals and blog entries supported by accurate literature are regarded by students as highly valuable and reliable sources for guidance in writing and finalizing academic assignments from their lecturers.https://ijism.isc.ac/article_718671_d5cceed0fe5a9448d073579417a13575.pdfblogsuniversity studentsdigital literacycritical literacy |
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| title | The Use of Blogs Among Students: Shifts in Utilization, Pragmatism, and Critical Literacy |
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| title_short | The Use of Blogs Among Students: Shifts in Utilization, Pragmatism, and Critical Literacy |
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