Effects of Continuation of Media Literacy Lessons, Media Experience, and Teaching Experience on Elementary School Teachers’ Media Literacy

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the ef fects of continuing to deliver lessons in media literacy, media experience, and teaching experience on media literacy in elementary school teachers. This study conducted a follow-up survey that compared younger teachers and experienced teachers who had taken the training program for improving media literacy in elementary school teachers (Sato et al., 2015; 2016). The results demonstrated that teachers continuing to deliver media literacy education and their media experience af ter the training program af fected their media literacy, and teaching experience af fected the methods and content of the lessons the teachers devised for media literacy education.