Measuring the implementation of media literacy statewide: a validation study

Hobbs, Renée; Moen, Mary; Tang, Rongwei; Steager, Pamela

doi:10.1080/09523987.2022.2136083

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“…However, this process is not accompanied by establishing the required measures necessary to measure these skills. If at all, aspects of media literacy (see Hobbs et al, 2022) as well as digital skills (see van Deursen et al, 2016) were mostly measured with self-report instruments, reflecting the respondents’ subjective estimates and perceptions. Subjective perceptions of competence were shown to be influential drivers of corresponding observable behavior (e.g., Bandura, 1997).…”

Section: Measuring Social Media Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media Literacy Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Results From a Cross-Country Validation Study

Wendt,

Naderer,

Bachl

et al. 2023

Social Media + Society

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When being online, young users are often confronted with insulting, hateful, or misleading messages. To handle these dark forms of participation, it is essential to equip them with resources that support their social literacy in today’s complex online environments. In the present article, we deployed a previously established scale on self-perceived participatory-moral literacy and conducted a broad online survey study with 1,489 adolescents and young adults aged 16–22 years ( M = 19.74; SD = 1.65; 51% female) across eight different European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom). The results provided a configural identical model of participatory-moral abilities, motivation, and behavior across the considered European countries. We could confirm weak invariance, satisfactory psychometric qualities, and convergent validity of the scale across the different countries. Implications for digital literacy research are discussed.

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Section: Measuring Social Media Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media Literacy Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Results From a Cross-Country Validation Study

Wendt,

Naderer,

Bachl

et al. 2023

Social Media + Society

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“…One of the quite widely accepted definitions refers to the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media messages across a variety of contexts/in various forms (e.g., language, moving images, music, sound effects) (Hobbs et al, 2022;De Leyn et al, 2022). Thus, emphasis is made on the foundational competencies (Hobbs et al, 2022).…”

Section: Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is essential to improve the skills of media consumers to identify false information in the era of "fake news phenomena" (Jacub et al, 2020). Being responsible message consumers encompasses understanding the political, social, and economic contexts in which media messages influence individuals and societies (Hobbs et al, 2022). DiGiacomo et al (2023) stress that education institutions should play an essential role in supporting the preparation of an informed citizenry.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Creating skills in the context of media literacy education refers to being a responsible message creator and taking action to use the power of communication and information for social good (Hobbs et al, 2022). Furthermore, critical media literacy encompasses the ability to use the media as a tool for social transformation beyond critical text analysis, leading to the teaching of conscious effort towards the improvement of equality and justice, as well as to the creation of a better society (Aydemir, Demirkan, 2021).).…”

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Promoting media literacy: Lithuanian students' experience

Čiuladienė,

Gulevičiūtė,

Latinytė

et al. 2023

JESI

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Media literacy is rich and multifaceted (Rosenbaum et al., 2008). Existing literature underscores the importance of promoting media literacy. Media literacy education aims to help young people who are active media consumers improve their interpreting and judging skills and become independent media producers, as well as develop a critical understanding and active participation (Aydemir, Demirkan, 2021). The research attempts to provide documentation of implementing media literacy education in one university community. It focuses on presenting quantitative and qualitative data to gain insights into how particular instructional practices and curricula may help develop students' media literacy comprehension. The case study of implementing media literacy education at a local setting (university) showed that students were highly satisfied with the learning experience. Research results showed that most students could recommend including media literacy subjects in other study programs, defined many gained skills, positively evaluated the topics and recognized the importance of media literacy education.

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