Professional paper
Media Competences of Primary School Teachers
Ivana Stanić
; Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanje, Podružnica u Osijeku Osijek, Hrvatska
Izabela Mlinarević
; OŠ Čakovci Čakovci, Hrvatska
Marija Novoselić
; OŠ „Ivana Brlić Mažuranić“ Strizivojna Strizivojna, Hrvatska
Abstract
Media literacy, as a subject of teaching, brings innovations into the educational system, therefore it is a professional obligation of every participant in educational process, and the future of their professional training to develop competences of media literacy. In such a way, teaching process would be modernized with teaching methods in order to shape the teaching process, as well as to participate in teaching media literacy in the teaching process.
This paper analyzes the media literacy of primary school teachers and the impact of these competences on creating a positive image of the school. The aim of this study was to examine how often and effectively teachers used the media in the teaching process, and how much their function contributes to the image of the primary school using the media as well as whether there is any professional improvement on the impact of media use in the teaching process. The survey was conducted through a questionnaire survey on a sample of 130 teachers from Brodsko-Posavska and Vukovar-Srijem counties.
Research of media competences of primary school teachers determined an above-average level of media competence of teachers, insight into the fact that the more media-competent teachers apply media in the teaching process and achieve effective communication by using the media in the teaching process; this research presented an important indicator that points to a conclusion that primary school teachers prefer more contemporary approaches to teaching as a result of the limitations of traditional sources of knowledge.
Keywords
School image; media; media literacy; teaching process; primary school teachers
Hrčak ID:
193880
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2017.
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