Children's Awareness of Online Advertising on Neopets: The Effect of Media Literacy Training on Recall

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Eilene Wollslager
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Online Advertising ◽  
Literacy Training

Tackling online disinformation through media literacy in Spain: The project ‘Que no te la cuelen’

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nereida Carrillo ◽  
Marta Montagut
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Public Deliberation ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Data Location ◽  
Detection Strategies

Media literacy of schoolchildren is a key political goal worldwide: institutions and citizens consider media literacy training to be essential – among other aspects – to combat falsehoods and generate healthy public opinion in democratic contexts. In Spain, various media literacy projects address this phenomenon one of which is ‘Que no te la cuelen’ (‘Don’t be fooled’, QNTLC). The project, which has been developed by the authors of this viewpoint, is implemented through theoretical–practical workshops aimed at public and private secondary pupils (academic years 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2020–21), based around training in fake news detection strategies and online fact-checking tools for students and teachers. This viewpoint describes and reflects on this initiative, conducted in 36 training sessions with schoolchildren aged 14–16 years attending schools in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. The workshops are based on van Dijk’s media literacy model, with a special focus on the ‘informational skills’ dimension. The amount of information available through all kinds of online platforms implies an extra effort in selecting, evaluating and sharing information, and the workshop focuses on this process through seven steps: suspect, read/listen/watch carefully, check the source, look for other reliable sources, check the data/location, be self-conscious of your bias and decide whether to share the information or not. The QNTLC sessions teach and train these skills combining gamification strategies – online quiz, verification challenges, ‘infoxication’ dynamics in the class – as well as through a public deliberation among students. Participants’ engagement and stakeholders’ interest in the programme suggest that this kind of training is important or, at least, attract the attention of these collectives in the Spanish context.

Effects of Family-Centered Media Literacy Training on Family Nutrition Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Weintraub Austin ◽  
Bruce W. Austin ◽  
C. Kit Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Family Nutrition ◽  
Family Centered

scholarly journals Psychological Aspects of Cosmetic Surgery Among Females: A Media Literacy Training Intervention

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Khazir ◽  
Tahereh Dehdari ◽  
Mahmood Mahmoodi Majdabad ◽  
Said Pournaghash Tehrani
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Literacy Training

scholarly journals Going beyond the 'library': the current work of the Scottish Information Literacy Project

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (102) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Caskie Crawford ◽  
Christine Irving
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
National Information

Reviews briefly the origins of the Scottish Information Literacy Project from its origins in 2004 as a project solely devoted to developing a National Information Literacy Framework for Scotland to the present time. The project now encompasses workplace information literacy, the skills agenda, lifeong learning and media literacy. The article concentrates on current activity: the restructuring of the first draft of the Framework to make it a genuine lifelong learning document and the pursuit of the workplace agenda, following a successful research project. This now focuses strongly on having information literacy recognised as an essential workplace skill. Work is also being undertaken with public library partners to develop information literacy training in public libraries. The policy implications of the work are reviewed.

scholarly journals Mitigating infodemics: The relationship between news exposure and trust and belief in COVID-19 fake news and social media spreading

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252830
Author(s):  
Jad Melki ◽  
Hani Tamim ◽  
Dima Hadid ◽  
Maha Makki ◽  
Jana El Amine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
False Information ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Trust Information ◽  
Critical Social

Introduction Misinformation surrounding COVID-19 poses a global public health problem that adversely affects governments’ abilities to mitigate the disease and causes accidental deaths and self-harm due to false beliefs about the virus, prevention measures, vaccines and cures. We aim to examine the relationship between exposure to and trust in COVID-19 news (from Television, social media, interpersonal communication) and information sources (healthcare experts, government, clerics) and belief in COVID-19 myths and false information, as well as critical verification practices before posting on social media. Methods We use a cross-sectional researcher-administered phone survey of adults living in Lebanon between March 27 and April 23, 2020. Results The sample included 56.1% men and 43.9% women, 37.9% with a university degree, 63.0% older than 30, and 7% with media literacy training. Those who trust COVID-19 news from social media [95%CI:(1.05–1.52)] and interpersonal communication [95%CI:(1.25–1.82)], and those who trust information from clerics [95%CI:(1.25–1.82)] were more likely to believe in COVID-19 myths and false information. University graduates [95%CI:(0.25–0.51)] and those who trust information from government [95%CI:(0.65–0.89] were less likely to believe in myths and false information. Those who believe in COVID-19 myths and false information [95%CI:(0.25–0.70)] were less likely to engage in critical social media posting practices. Only those who underwent media literacy training [95%CI:(1.24–6.55)] were more likely to engage in critical social media posting practices. Conclusion Higher education and trust in information from government contributed to decreasing belief in COVID-19 myths and false information. Trust in news from social media, interpersonal communication and clerics contributed to increasing belief in COVID-19 myths and false information, which in turn contributed to less critical social media posting practices, thereby exacerbated the infodemic. Media literacy training contributed to increasing critical social media posting practices, thereby played a role in mitigating the infodemic.

What Does It Take to Fight Fake News? Testing the Influence of Political Knowledge, Media Literacy, and General Trust on Motivated Reasoning

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-167
Author(s):  
Aleš Kudrnáč
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Motivated Reasoning ◽  
Political Knowledge ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Fake News ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
General Trust ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Nationally Representative

This study explores youth accuracy judgments of disinformative and nondisinformative claims. Analyses are based on a nationally representative youth (16–20 years old) survey experiment conducted in the Czech Republic in 2017. When they were exposed to posts regarding refugee crisis, young people were asked to judge the accuracy of the statements accompanying the posts. Motivated reasoning of youth depended primarily on the alignment with the posts and the ideology of participants. Results of this research suggest that motivated reasoning works differently for liberals and conservatives. Perceived amount of media literacy training does not seem to affect directional motivation. General trust works as moderator of motivated reasoning and, in combination with ideology, appears to be important for understanding directional motivation when exposed to disinformation.

Middle School-Aged Children's Attitudes toward Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology and the Effects of Media Literacy Training

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Steinke ◽  
Maria Lapinski ◽  
Aletta Zietsman-Thomas ◽  
Paul Nwulu ◽  
Nikki Crocker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Attitudes Toward Women ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Children's Attitudes ◽  
Effects Of Media

Immediate and Delayed Effects of Media Literacy Training on Third Grader's Decision Making for Alcohol

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Weintraub Austin ◽  
Kristine Kay Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Delayed Effects ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Effects Of Media
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