Educational Research Literacy: Meanings and Components

Abstract

Educational research literacy is a specialized literacy that is described as the ability to access, comprehend, and evaluate educational researches and studies, and the ability to plan and conduct research on educational context. With the proliferation of the educational studies, this ability is expected among educators. Nonetheless literature to discuss its meaning and components is limited. This paper proposes the conceptualization of the meaning of educational research literacy and its building blocks. It is argued that educational research literacy is develop around six interrelated components namely: knowledge of research concepts, statistical literacy, information literacy, research engagement, attitudes towards research and critical thinking skill.