Components of a media literacy curriculum in the second grade of elementary school

The purpose of this study was to explore the components of media literacy curriculum in the second grade of elementary school. The research method was qualitative-inductive content analysis. The qualitative phase of the study focused on non-Persian articles published between 2000 and 2019 and Persian articles published between 2011 and 2018. In order to collect the data, documentary research method (library method) was used. Sampling in this study was purposeful. Data analysis was performed following Attride-Stirling’s (2001) model of thematic analysis. The results showed that the basic components of the media literacy curriculum in the second grade of elementary school include: learning activities (student role and learning opportunities), time, learning space (dynamics, flexibility, and computer), grouping, and evaluation (diagnostic, formative, final, and peer evaluation), objectives (attitudinal, cognitive, and skill-related), content (attitudinal, cognitive and skill-related), educational materials and resources (online resources, visual resources, and print resources) and teaching-learning strategies (educational approaches, learning methods, and teacher role).