Media Literacy Levels of the Candidate Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the media literacy level of teacher candidates
and explain effects of variables; having a computer, internet access, reading newspapers/magazines
regularly, watching TV frequency and Internet usage frequency on media literacy level. Study group is
consisted of 495 teacher candidates from Faculty of Education U.ak University, Turkish Teacher
Education, Primary School Education and Social Studies Education Department in 2007-2008
academic year. Data is collected by “Media Literacy Level Determination Scale” which is developed
by researchers. Descriptive statics were used with t test, correlation and ANOVA for data analyses.
Results showed that teacher candidates have high media literacy levels and having a computer,
Internet access, reading newspapers/magazines regularly, watching TV frequency and Internet usage
frequency are variables that have significant effect on media literacy levels.