The Effects of Benetwise Program on Youth Media Literacy: a Mixed Methods Research
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2017
Keywords
benetwise, consumption, media literacy, prosumption
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401053
Abstract
Existing literature has demonstrated that cultivating media literacy skills may optimize various indicators of student success. However, limited research has been conducted to examine how media literacy programs can improve effective consumption and production of media contents. The present research addresses these gaps through providing preliminary evidence about the effectiveness of BeNetWise, which is a two-year project launched in Hong Kong to educate youth on proper attitude and behavior in the cyberworld. This study was based on a sample of 196 secondary school students who participated in the media literacy intervention. The Chinese version of the New Media Literacy Scale was used to assess functional consumption, critical consumption, functional prosumption and critical prosumption. The results indicated that students who were exposed to this program significantly improved on functional consumption, critical consumption and critical prosumption. Findings point to the advantageous impacts of the BeNetWise project on the adaptive consumption and production of various media contents.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v. 54, issue 1, art. 53
Scholar Commons Citation
Cheng, Kevin P. C.; Kit Leung, Chun; Mok, Joanne C. Y.; Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Valdez, Jana Patricia M.; Huang, Hong; Unsworth, Kris; Chan, Andy; Ng, Cecilia; and Kai Wah Chu, Samuel, "The Effects of Benetwise Program on Youth Media Literacy: a Mixed Methods Research" (2017). School of Information Faculty Publications. 346.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/346
