Research Article

Examining Attitudes and Behaviours of Secondary School Students in Terms of Internet Use and Media Literacy Process

Volume: 6 Number: 2 April 15, 2015
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Examining Attitudes and Behaviours of Secondary School Students in Terms of Internet Use and Media Literacy Process

Abstract

Television and internet, two important media, have many negative effects on physical, psycho-social, moral and cognive development of youth who do not have media literacy skills. The researcher developed Inventory of Attitude and Behaviour towards the Internet and Television - Student (Internet ve Televizyon Tutum ve Davranis Olcegi-Ogrenci) [ITTO-O] to examine secondary school students’ usage of television/internet and the social problems they faced. The research involved 1,302 children attending grades 6 to 8 in Central Kutahya. The researcher used percentage, frequency, t-Test, ANOVA and X2 to analyze the data. The findings of the research show that many of the students’ usage of internet and television is intense. However, those students are found to have a lack of media literacy skills. These students are under the risk of negative effects of internet and television. According to the findings of the research, students demonstrated the following problems: uncontrolled internet and television usage, freely sharing personal information in social media, internet addiction, difficulty in seeking help from parents, trusting all information found on internet, encountering internet fraud, internet gossipping about himself-herself and so on. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 15, 2015

Submission Date

April 15, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
İnan, Y. (2015). Examining Attitudes and Behaviours of Secondary School Students in Terms of Internet Use and Media Literacy Process. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.67031

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