As a result of the widespread use of media tools, a society and social participation type different from the traditional approach which can be called “digital society” has emerged. Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and etc. are examples of this media tools defined. The main purpose of the research is to determine the media literacy level of students. Survey method is used in this casual comparative study. The sample of the research was consisted of 1101 students who were studying in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Education in the academic year of 2011-2012. The data collection tool used in the research is composed of two parts; demographics and the media literacy scale which originally developed by Literat (2011) and adapted to Turkish by the researcher. Results show that pre-service teachers have some differences in the frequency of using digital media, the time they spend on social networks and media literacy levels.
As a result of the widespread use of media tools, a society and social participation type different from the traditional approach which can be called "digital society" has emerged. Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and etc. are examples of this media tools defined. The main purpose of the research is to determine the media literacy level of students. The survey method is used in this casual comparative study. The sample of the research was consisted of 1101 students who were studying in Chanakkale Eighth March University, Faculty of Education in the academic year of 2011-2012. The data collection tool used in the research is composed of two parts; demographics and the media literacy scale which originally developed by Literat (2011) and adapted to Turkish by the researcher. Results show that pre-service teachers have some differences in the frequency of using digital media, the time they spend on social networks and media literacy levels.
Alan : Eğitim Bilimleri
Dergi Türü : Ulusal
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