Comportamento infocomunicacional: um diagnóstico entre estudantes para a promoção de competências infocomunicacionais

Abstract

Introduction: Infocommunicational behavior reflects the way people relate to content (information) and to other people (communication). Objective: In this article, we intend to know the infocommunicational behavior of a group as a necessary diagnostic before offering a course of infocommunicational competences. Methodology: In this sense, the quantitative-qualitative approach is adopted, with a view to quantifying the data, but also offering qualitative interpretations and inferences. The data collection was based on the application of a questionnaire, answered by 15 students of Archivology and Librarianship about their behavior towards information and communication. Therefore, it is the perception of the students themselves from questions of multiple choice. Results: The results indicated that the subjects investigated seek information on general topics to address common needs, using search strategies, confront and evaluate information, especially regarding the update and context so that it is possible to identify manipulation, distinguishing, above all, facts of opinion. In the communicational aspect, they use instant messaging and e-mail applications as communication tools as well as social networks to keep informed and share content. They are concerned with the reliability of the information, but they have limitations related to the effective interaction in these spaces. Conclusions: It is concluded that the delineation of an approximate profile to infocommunicational behavior contributes to the development of actions and strategies that favor the promotion of infocommunicational competences.