The Correlation Between The Media and Digital Literacy Levels of Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the correlation between media and digital literacy levels of pre-service social studies teachers. The study was designed with mixed methodology. The study group was determined with the convenience sampling method, a purposive sampling technique. In the analysis of the quantitative data of the study, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman's rho test and correlation test were used. In the analysis of qualitative data, content analysis was performed. The study findings revealed a positive very high-level and significant correlation between media and digital literacy levels of pre-service social studies teachers. According to the research, it was concluded that the pre-service teachers had the dimensions of media literacy the most after evaluation, respectively, of communication, of access, and of analysis the least. In addition, in the qualitative dimension results of the research, the views of the pre-service teachers were reached in the categories of the most skill development, then the goal and the least tool.

Keywords

• Pre-service social studies teachers
• media literacy
• digital literacy

The Correlation Between The Media and Digital Literacy Levels of Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers

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The current study aimed to investigate the correlation between media and digital literacy levels of pre-service social studies teachers. The study was designed with mixed methodology. The study group was determined with the convenience sampling method, a purposive sampling technique. In the analysis of the quantitative data of the study, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman's rho test and correlation test were used. In the analysis of qualitative data, content analysis was performed. The study findings revealed a positive very high-level and significant correlation between media and digital literacy levels of pre-service social studies teachers. According to the research, it was concluded that the pre-service teachers had the dimensions of media literacy the most after evaluation, respectively, of communication, of access, and of analysis the least. In addition, in the qualitative dimension results of the research, the views of the pre-service teachers were reached in the categories of the most skill development, then the goal and the least tool. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pre-service social studies teachers
• media literacy
• digital literacy.

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