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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"media literacy"”.
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Media Literacy Education : a Case Study of the New Mexico Media Literacy Project
… are the frontrunners in the establishment of media literacy education in schools, providing performance and content standards, norm-referenced tests, and pre-service university training for a specialty in media education. Canada is also in the advanced stage in the development of a media …
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Critical media literacy and students in youth gang
The representation of youth in gangs in the media has tended towards portraying these individuals in a negative light, especially regarding the theme of violence. Such representations have political consequences for how these individuals are perceived and treated. Too often what is missing from …
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The Inclusion of Media Literacy in the English Curriculum
… of this and adapt the 21st century skills of Media Literacy into the English curriculum in order to support success in the digital, modern, world. However, educators lack the knowledge about Media Literacy, where it should be implemented in the English curriculum and how to implement it in the …
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Dear diary : the relationship between media literacy and mentoring
… study was to discover how adults navigate mass media in their information seeking and learn their current level of media literacy. I explored their perceptions of the relationship between media literacy and mentoring, as well as their attitudes toward mass media. Four key research questions …
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Assessing Teacher Candidates’ Attitudes on Critical Media Literacy Education
… teacher candidates’ perspectives on critical media literacy to gain an understanding of the skills and tools they need to constructively approach and teach future students about the subject. In addition, the prospect of introducing remixed, student-created board games into classrooms will be …
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Media Literacy and Critical Thinking: Is There a Connection?
This study investigated the relationship between media literacy and critical thinking skills. To date media literacy advocates have not developed a quantitative means of measuring media literacy. While numerous claims that media literacy and critical thinking are related, a review of the existing …
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Perceptions of Media Literacy Assessment: A Mixed Methods Study
Media literacy scholars have to a great extent ignored the assessment of media literacy outcomes and associated challenges. Martens (2010) states that evaluating and explaining the effectiveness of media literacy education is one of the most overwhelming challenges for current research in the …
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Proceed with Caution: Fashion and the Case for Media Literacy
<p>This essay shows how one can further one’s media literacy by examining episodes of fashion as a cultural phenomenon and not an insular art practice. These episodes include Martin Margiela’s tabi boot and cultural appreciation; a Björk album cover and its potential yellowface; and the Rick Owens …
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Critical Media Literacy: A Curriculum for Middle School English Teachers
… project provides an introductory, critical media literacy curriculum for middle school English teachers, which is designed to build upon students’ academic language proficiency and critical-thinking skills through media-based content. The targeted proficiency level ranges from …
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Integrating Media Literacy into General Education Core Courses for Undergraduates
… aimed to understand the essential nature of media literacy, evaluate pre-developed higher education classes for existing media literacy context, and recommend best practices for incorporating media literacy into an undergraduate curriculum. This mixed-methods study of media literacy in …
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Setting the Standard: Media Literacy Education in Virginia's Public School
This thesis examines the state of media literacy in the middle school curriculum of Virginia's public schools. Through in-depth interviews with state certified teachers of English and Language Arts, the goal was to uncover student, teacher, resource, family, classroom, school, and other structural …
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Bridging digital media literacy with the Thai context of ‘Sati’ (mindfulness).
… between the three keywords and how the digital media literacy concept can be bridged to the concept of ‘Sati’ (mindfulness) in a Thai context. The purpose of this research study is intentionally to articulate five contributing points from action research combined with the capabilities approach: …
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Overcoming Cognitive and Motivational Barriers to Media Literacy: A Dual-Process Approach
<p>In today's fast-paced, hyper-mediated society, the ability to balance accuracy and efficiency is essential. Media literacy educational programs have arisen to meet this need and proliferated in recent years. Although the practice of media literacy is thriving, its underlying mechanisms are …
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THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING MEDIA LITERACY: A CULTURAL APPROACH TO NAVIGATING MEDIA LANDSCAPES
… discerning, savvy, or knowledgeable consumer of media in any form. Nor does it automatically result in a society of engaged Americans capable of distinguishing between fact and fiction amid the unstoppable surge of media artifacts filling their Facebook and Twitter streams. This thesis constructs …
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Media Literacy: A Global Methodology for Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
… robust pedagogy and effective practice for media literacy education that is applicable globally. Conducted over 25 years, this research formulates and verifies an approach to media literacy that is consistent, replicable, measurable and scalable. These academic outputs contribute research- …
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Cultivating Voice Through Web 2.0-Infused Critical Media Literacy: Pedagogy for African American Girls
<p>This research examined the role of the mass media in the lives of four African American girls. The results uncovered how the media’s negative stereotypes contribute to the silencing of their voices. It explored the effectiveness of enacting Web 2.0-infused Critical Media Literacy in facilitating …
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Nurturing Empathy through Critical Media Literacy and Design Thinking: Partnering Pedagogy to Build Community
What counts in critical literacy education today and for learners’ futures? The neoliberal agenda in Canada prioritizes standardization, efficiency, and results- based performance. The social isolation and unrest of the global pandemic are reflected in media headlines and images. This thesis …
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Teaching the biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder: fostering a media literacy approach for multilingual writers
… action research study focuses on how to foster a media literacy approach when teaching multilingual writers. The literature focus unit was based on the biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder using the book, Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Photographic Story of a Life (Stone, 2009). The research conducted for …
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