University students in Communication and Education programs show low familiarity with media literacy, media education, and educommunication terms¶
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q2 i? Among 141 surveyed students, only 36.2% know the term media literacy, 47.1% media education, and 10.9% educommunication, while 25.5% know none of the three terms. → Albardía MS 2025
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Albardía MS 2025¶
Albardía MS, Peña-Fernández S and Agirreazkuenaga I (2025) Technology, education and critical media literacy: potential, challenges, and opportunities. Front. Hum. Dyn. 7:1608911. https://doi.org/10.3389/fhumd.2025.1608911
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In-person survey of 141 students in Journalism, Social Education, Early Childhood Education, and Primary Education at the University of the Basque Country, collected October 2023–March 2024. The survey found "only 36.2% are familiar with the term media literacy" and just 10.9% know educommunication; 25.5% know none of the three terms and 2.13% know all three.
"While 47.1% of respondents report having heard of media education, only 36.2% are familiar with the term media literacy. Awareness of educommunication is even lower, with just 10.9% indicating any prior knowledge of the concept."
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University students in Communication and Education programs show low familiarity with media literacy, media education, and educommunication terms |
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University students in Communication and Education programs show low familiarity with media literacy, media education, and educommunication terms |
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