Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology.
In this study, I advocate the importance of developing critical media literacy (CML) skills in the study of Sociology. This study reports on a study of whether having higher level of critical thinking skills correlates to higher CML skills or whether CML skills are a separate set of skills to be lea...
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| author | Lee, Genevieve Yan Qing. |
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| description | In this study, I advocate the importance of developing critical media literacy (CML) skills in the study of Sociology. This study reports on a study of whether having higher level of critical thinking skills correlates to higher CML skills or whether CML skills are a separate set of skills to be learnt. A CML assessment tool was conceived and 2 versions of media content were used for assessment. Results showed that in analyzing media content, respondents focused mainly on the content but not the larger context like the media platform and how the media content was put together. Therefore, critical analysis of media content requires not only critical thinking skills but also CML skills which incorporate skills from other literacies as well as critical observation skills. I also carried out a short discussion on the possibility of designing a quantitative CML scale as such a tool may be useful in Sociological research and training. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/441732019-12-10T12:27:07Z Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology. Lee, Genevieve Yan Qing. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Williams Patrick DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media In this study, I advocate the importance of developing critical media literacy (CML) skills in the study of Sociology. This study reports on a study of whether having higher level of critical thinking skills correlates to higher CML skills or whether CML skills are a separate set of skills to be learnt. A CML assessment tool was conceived and 2 versions of media content were used for assessment. Results showed that in analyzing media content, respondents focused mainly on the content but not the larger context like the media platform and how the media content was put together. Therefore, critical analysis of media content requires not only critical thinking skills but also CML skills which incorporate skills from other literacies as well as critical observation skills. I also carried out a short discussion on the possibility of designing a quantitative CML scale as such a tool may be useful in Sociological research and training. Bachelor of Arts 2011-05-27T04:35:53Z 2011-05-27T04:35:53Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44173 en Nanyang Technological University 48 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media Lee, Genevieve Yan Qing. Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology. |
| title | Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology. |
| title_full | Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology. |
| title_fullStr | Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology. |
| title_short | Examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology. |
| title_sort | examining critical media literacy in the study of sociology |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media |
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