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- Title
GRADO DE COMPETENCIA MEDIÁTICA EN ALUMNADO ADOLESCENTE DE ESMERALDAS (ECUADOR).
- Authors
Foronda Rojo, Ainize; Martínez de Morentin Goñi, Juan Ignacio; Urbina, Aitor
- Abstract
The daily life and development contexts of today's global village, characterized by the omnipresence of new information and communication technology and its influence on the way values are internalized, pose a clear challenge for both citizens in general and the adolescent population in particular, namely media literacy. This study aims to assess the media and information competence of a sample of 150 adolescent students from Esmeraldas (Ecuador), and to analyze differences related to sex, educational level and type of school attended. The data were gathered using the "Media and information competence in adolescents" (CMI) questionnaire. The questionnaire was completed on-line by the participants. The analysis of the results revealed very low levels of media and information competence, with no significant differences related to either sex or educational level, although significant differences were found in global media and information competence in accordance with the type of school attended. These results are consistent with the findings reported by other studies in other contexts, such as Spain, and highlight the need to improve media literacy and media education both in the formal school curriculum and in nonformal education aimed at the general population.
- Subjects
ECUADOR; MEDIA literacy; COLLEGE students; HIGHER education; INFORMATION &; communication technologies; CURRICULUM
- Publication
Pixel-Bit, Revista de Medios y Educacion, 2018, Issue 52, p151
- ISSN
1133-8482
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12795/pixelbit.2018.i52.11