Presentation
The Usefulness of a News Media Literacy Measure in Evaluating a News Literacy Curriculum
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference
(2015)
Abstract
A survey of college students showed those who had taken a news literacy course had significantly higher levels of news media literacy, greater knowledge of current events and higher motivation to consume news, compared with students who had not taken the course. The effect of taking the course did not diminish over time. Results validate the News Media Literacy scale and suggest the course is effective in helping equip students to understand and interpret news.
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 6, 2015
Citation Information
Adam Maksl, Stephanie Craft, Seth Ashley and Dean Miller. "The Usefulness of a News Media Literacy Measure in Evaluating a News Literacy Curriculum" Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/seth_ashley/24/