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Development and Implementation of an Elementary Digital Media Literacy Education Program

  • Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching
  • Abbr : JSST
  • 2022, 7(2), pp.47-71
  • DOI : 10.23041/jsst.2022.7.2.003
  • Publisher : Education Research Institute at CNUE
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : June 27, 2022
  • Accepted : August 29, 2022
  • Published : August 31, 2022

Song, Hagyeong 1 Jo Miheon 2

1단재초등학교
2청주교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

Digital media literacy is drawing attention as one of the main competencies that students should have to live in the digital age. Although students who have grown up with smart devices are expected to handle digital media proficiently, many students can simply handle devices and apps, but are not familiar with finding the information that they need or judging whether the information is reliable. Therefore, to enhance elementary school students’ digital media literacy, this study developed a digital media literacy education program by selecting educational content and methods according to students’ levels, and applied the program to students to analyze its effects. An elementary digital media literacy education program consisting of 14 lessons was developed by analyzing the instructional environment and curriculum related to digital media literacy, and the educational program was applied to a class of fourth-grade students. The education program was designed and developed to help students learn the overall content of digital media literacy by reflecting various components of digital media literacy (i.e., understanding media characteristics, critical understanding, self-regulation, self-expression, social communication, and ethical norms) and learn with fun by adopting a convergence of subjects and activity-centered methods. As a result, the developed education program was confirmed to have positive effects on the improvement of elementary school students’ media literacy and creative thinking.

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