Essays about: "critical thinking in media and information literacy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words critical thinking in media and information literacy.
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1. EFL Students’ Analysing and Evaluating Skills in Social Media Content : EFL elevers analys- och utvärderingsförmåga i sociala mediers innehåll
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : This paper is a synthesis of research that presents and reflects on the possible benefits of integrating media information literacy and critical thinking into the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum with the intention of facilitating for students' development in their critical thinking and media information literacy when engaging with English-language social media content. English is of major significance in the Swedish society and students get some of their news feed from social media in the English language along with their native language of Swedish. READ MORE
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2. Teaching Sustainability with ICT : Greek Primary Teachers’ Attitudes
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in educationhas attracted considerable attention in recent years, as well as in the context ofsustainability education. This thesis examines the attitudes of Greek teachers towardsteaching sustainability with ICT. READ MORE
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3. Facing the Fake News in the Swedish EFL Classroom : A content analysis of exercises addressing fake news at upper secondary level
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : Fake news is nowadays part of our everyday lives, especially for those who are exposed to social media. As 8 out of 10 Swedish teenagers mainly read news on social media, this study was conducted to investigate to what extent students are taught to deal with fake news. READ MORE
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4. Academic library instruction on critical evaluation of sources and information : A content analysis of Swedish university library websites
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This master thesis examines how Swedish university libraries are instructing their students on topics related to the critical evaluation of sources and information. The method of analysis was a quantitative and qualitative content analysis of the external websites of Sweden’s public university libraries to determine what modes of instruction are being offered, and how these services are being described and made accessible to their users. READ MORE
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5. Rethinking Source Criticism -Towards the development of an analytical model for evaluation of sources in times of massinformation and fake news
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis discusses source criticism from a critical perspective which encompasses its challenges, demands and possibilities for teaching practice. The questions guiding the core of this research are the following:1) What differentiates people’s activities in the process of evaluating sources? 2) What characterizes an effective practice in critical evaluation of sources? 3) Which criteria, factors and strategies might be important to consider in order to have a successful source critical methodology that promotes the improvement of critical thinking when analysing information and news?The studied materials include data from one survey and 54 semi-structured interviews. READ MORE
