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From Attitudes to Actions : Assessing Teachers' Perceptions of Critical Media Literacy Instruction
Weiß, Zoe-Noelle (2024) From Attitudes to Actions : Assessing Teachers' Perceptions of Critical Media Literacy Instruction.
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| Abstract: | This study assesses teachers’ perceptions of critical media literacy (CML), focusing on their knowledge, attitudes, teaching behaviour, and perceived needs. In today’s media environment, being critical media literate is essential for navigating and analysing diverse information. However, the integration of CML into teaching practices faces challenges, such as inconsistent implementation. Exploring and understanding teachers’ attitudes and their teaching behaviour is relevant for informing professional development strategies and supporting teachers to enhance CML instruction frequency. This study finds that teachers with comprehensive knowledge of CML demonstrate more frequent teaching behaviour, highlighting the importance of possessing sufficient knowledge. Attitude components such as perceived relevance, elevated self-efficacy, reduced anxiety, and elevated context-dependency, were shown to relate to the heightened frequency of CML instruction. Surprisingly, stronger beliefs in context-dependency showed a trend with more frequent teaching behaviour, challenging the assumption made about contextual independence. Practical implications suggest addressing knowledge gaps and relevant attitude components through professional development interventions to promote more frequent CML instruction. Providing ongoing support, age-appropriate materials, and support for navigating challenging topics within CML education, appeared to be essential needs of teachers to facilitate frequent CML instruction. Keywords: teachers’ attitudes, theory of planned behaviour, critical media literacy instruction, teaching behaviour |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology, 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98820 |
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