Assessment on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Competency of Senior High School Teachers in the National Capital Region (Philippines): Basis for a Competency Framework

Abstract

 This paper aimed to measure the teachers’ Media and Information Literacy (MIL) competency level based on the Global MIL Competency Framework of UNESCO to build a Competency Framework for Senior High School Education. Employing descriptive quantitative, a survey on MIL Competency was administered to the 291 randomly selected public and private SHS teachers in 16 Division Schools in Metro Manila.  In the result, SHS teachers are described to have intermediate level of MIL competency, particularly in access, evaluation and creation. Through these data, a competency framework was built to address the needs of the teachers as far as the MIL is concerned. Initiatives and activities are then recommended by the researcher to the Department of Education, Higher Education Institutions, SHS teachers, Learners, and future education and communication researchers to promote MIL in the facilitating eLearning process.