Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine how student's learning of media characteristics influences their critical thinking skills and attitudes towards web information through classroom practice. The study involved conducting a questionnaire survey (Survey 1) with children as participants and an interview survey (Survey 2) with teachers. The results indicated that by learning the media characteristic that 'media does not simply transmit or reflect reality,' children potentially acquire (1) critical thinking skills to identify the sender as a 'writer' and (2) develop a critical thinking attitude that focuses on the sender and receiver of information rather than the information itself.
