Examining media literacy levels of prospective teachers
As in many other countries, following the 2007-2008 education year when media literacy courses began to be included in the curricula, media literacy has become one of the discussion topics among educators and decision makers in Turkey. Discussion topics related to media literacy have included who...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kura Publishing
2012-03-01
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| Series: | International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education |
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| Online Access: | https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/199/195 |
| Summary: | As in many other countries, following the 2007-2008 education year when media literacy courses
began to be included in the curricula, media literacy has become one of the discussion topics among
educators and decision makers in Turkey. Discussion topics related to media literacy have included
who is going to give the media literacy courses, what qualifications will be sought out in media
literacy education teachers, what will be included in the media literacy curriculum in terms of its
content, and at what level the media literacy course will be given.
The current study which aims to examine media literacy levels of prospective teachers utilized the
survey method. The sample of the study included prospective teachers (480) attending Elementary
School Education, Social Studies Education and Turkish Language Education departments in the
Education Faculty at the Dumlupinar University in the 2008-2009 education year.
The results of the study showed that prospective teachers have a low level of reaction to media
messages, do not educate people around enough about the effects of media, but make use of
different sources of media to gain information, and are cognizant of media literacy. |
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| ISSN: | 1307-9298 1307-9298 |