Highly qualified students? Research into the media competence level of Spanish youth

The article presents results of the media competence of Spanish youth. The methodological tool used, a sociological survey, was created from proposals by more than 50 recognized experts in this field. It is focused on six major dimensions: languages, technologies, interaction processes, production a...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Masanet, María José, Contreras Pulido, Paloma, Ferrés i Prats, Joan
Format: article
Publication Date:2013
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repository:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/7950
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/7950
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Youth
Media competence
Media education
Technology
Critical attitude
Aesthetics
Jóvenes
Competencia mediática
Educación mediática
Tecnología
Actitud crítica
Estética
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Summary:The article presents results of the media competence of Spanish youth. The methodological tool used, a sociological survey, was created from proposals by more than 50 recognized experts in this field. It is focused on six major dimensions: languages, technologies, interaction processes, production and diffusion processes, aesthetics and ideology and values. The study population is 1,430 youngsters. The results are significant: Spanish youth score poorly in five of the six dimensions, the exception being the technology dimension.