Talusan, I. L. (2019). Expectations and Realities: A Descriptive Study on Media and Information Literacy Levels of Metro Manila Senior High School Millennials, Unpublished Graduate Thesis, University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication

The study describes the media literacy levels of senior high school learners through their exposure, knowledge, and usage of media by using the concepts of Potter’s Cognitive Theory of Media Literacy and Alagaran’s Explore, Engage, and Empower Model. A mixed-method research was implemented through conducting surveys among 197 respondents and focus group discussions among 17 participants from a subset sample of Grade 11 and 12 students of Rizal High School. Results and findings showed that senior high school millennials in the study are highly social media-based, highly motivated than knowledgeable, experience-based than factual-based, and suggestive than reflective. They also prioritize being critical media users than being competent producers. The study concludes that to maximize the 80-hour Media and Information Literacy subject, curriculum developers should decide whether to promote or focus - promote traditional media, developmental orientation, and quality production or focus on learner- preferred social media, individual orientation, and critical thinking.