Media literacy of students of higher education

Коркос, Ярослав Олександрович (2024) Media literacy of students of higher education Перспективи та інновації науки (1(35)). pp. 570-577. ISSN 2786-4952

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Abstract

The article is devoted to the topic of media literacy of students of higher education institutions. Media literacy is an important component of critical thinking, especially in conditions where the information field is full of purposeful or erroneous untruths. The majority of the empirical research was carried out on the basis of the Kyiv University named after Boris Hrinchenko, the sample of the study covers 200 people from 18 to 23 years old. To ensure representativeness, the sample included subjects who are students of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Kherson State University, Ivan Franko Lviv University, and other universities of Ukraine. In order to investigate the individual characteristics of the interaction of the respondent and sources of information, the tendency to check information, we developed and used the questionnaire "Sources of information and methods of interaction with it". students are most interested in war, society and entertainment news. Almost every respondent uses Telegram for information and it is the most trusted. The average time spent by the researched on reading the news is 60 minutes. The vast majority of respondents claim that they follow the official news and assure that they check the information. For this, respondents compare it with official sources, look for confirmation among other publications and read the primary source. Credibility of a source of information is based on whether the source is an official person or organization and/or what photo/video evidence it provides. The main trend is an increase in interest in news, which provides respondents with a sense of control and security. A negative feature is the popularization of Telegram as the main source of news, which often contains unverified information, and is also used by Russian propaganda as a tool of influence. It is positive that students have general ideas about the need to check information and refer to official sources.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: media literacy; students; information hygiene; critical thinking; information security
Subjects: Статті у періодичних виданнях > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Divisions: Факультет психології, соціальної роботи та спеціальної освіти > Кафедра практичної психології
Depositing User: Ярослав Олександрович Коркос
Date Deposited: 07 Nov 2024 13:06
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2024 13:06
URI: https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/50092

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