Open AccessDEVELOPING MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS BASED ON COMPETENCY APPROACH AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING
Author(s) -
Nataliya Tyhonenko,
Iryna Chychkalo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
molodij včenij
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-2167
pISSN - 2304-5809
DOI - 10.32839/2304-5809/2020-85.1-24
Subject(s) - critical thinking , creativity , information literacy , interpersonal communication , process (computing) , media literacy , literacy , psychology , scientific literacy , pedagogy , mathematics education , engineering ethics , sociology , computer science , engineering , social psychology , science education , operating system
The article deals with the conditions of developing a theoretical foundation of students’ basic media literacy knowledge as well as practical skills of effective and safe interaction with information received from various media sources, including the use of modern information and communication technology in practical daily life, namely during the study process and interpersonal communication. The article explores how integrating media literacy into the educational process can help foster critical thinking, as well as the skills of understanding the implicit meanings of different messages, and the ability to counteract the manipulation of individual conscience on part of mass media outlets. A real-life illustration thereof can be derived from the experience of Scientific Lyceum #3 in Poltava, where media literacy is integrated in humanitarian subjects. In practice, this is carried out through working on scientific research projects, individual mini-projects, learning to differentiate between and compare the effects of different sources of audiovisual information (e.g. in World Literature lessons, when comparing books to their film adaptations) etc. The authors’ hands-on experience allows them to speak not only to the theoretical background of their research work, which is based on the competency approach, but also introduce a number of useful real-world examples which might be of interest to fellow educators. It is stated that the main objectives of increasing media literacy among students include developing the skills of interacting with diverse forms of media, critical thinking, successful interpersonal communication, facilitating creativity and the ability to analyze and interpret information from various sources as well as express oneself through the means of modern technology. Furthermore, the diversity of tools employed over the course of the lessons ensures that the learning process retains its exciting and engaging nature for the students. The article might be of interest to teachers, students, and anybody who is interested in media literacy within humanitarian subjects and practical application thereof.