Media literacy training for sixth grade students with a critical thinking approach

The benchmark for any media literacy training program is the critical exposure of students to their own use of the media, in order to decipher information received from various media and enhance their ability to independently judge media content. Regarding the knowledge structures of media literacy, the five main components of literacy, the emphasis on media content derived from communication theories, was the curriculum design. In the 15-syllabus curriculum, the teaching of media literacy teaching from different media (newspaper, article, book, animation, cartoon, promotional video) was used in the classroom. The present study was applied in terms of the method of data collection in semi-experimental (semi-experimental). In this method, two experimental and control groups have been selected and evaluated. And in a method based on the dialogue and the formation of a study circle for 60 people at the base of the sixth elementary school boy's guards witnessed a single argument, was carried out in 1395. The sample size is divided into groups of 30 in two classes, which are divided into two groups of control and testing. The results of this study indicate that the students of the experimental group compared to the control group students according to the training provided to them; with 99% confidence in media skills, media message analysis, ability to produce and the transmission of media messages, critical thinking in using the media, were at a higher level of media literacy skills.