INFORMATION LITERACY INDICATORS: STRUCTURE AND VALIDATION

ESTRUTURA E VALIDAÇÃO

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the final phase of an investigation that took place between 2023 and 2026. The study validated a framework of Information Literacy indicators – the PDCIn-V Matrix – focusing on the 2030 Agenda, through consultation with experts and information-vulnerable individuals, based on social and social vulnerability indicators. The research employed a qualitative, bibliographic, and documentary approach. Data collection and analysis were conducted using a questionnaire based on a Likert scale, applied to experts in the field of Information Literacy and information-vulnerable individuals – undergraduate students. The results reveal distinct perceptions regarding the level of importance of the six indicators studied: Indicators of access to information and culture, the Multidimensional Poverty Indicator (or social vulnerability), and the Poverty Indicator as multiple deprivations or social vulnerability are considered very important by all experts. Indicators of science, technology, and innovation, the Multidimensional Poverty Indicator (or social vulnerability), and the Poverty Indicator as multiple deprivations or social vulnerability are considered very important and important by information-vulnerable individuals.