A systematic framework of 35 indicators grouped under five quality criteria for MLE in Italian elementary schools¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article presents a systematic framework of "35 indicators for good MLE activities in Italian elementary schools." The indicators are organized under five quality criteria — teaching methods, actors, organization, theoretical background, and originality — each refined into sub-criteria and observable indicators defined in operational terms, following Castoldi's distinction between criteria and indicators. It emerged from a literature review and interviews with scholars and teachers, and is offered for teacher self-evaluation and training support.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Criteria underlying judgments of good practice must be made explicit for value judgments to be comprehensible and acceptable

Constraints¶

• The framework is context-specific: it was developed for, and is targeted towards, elementary schools in Italy

Target Learners¶

• elementary school children in Italy

Target Learning Objectives¶

• media literacy education outcomes, including critical thinking and media production skills

Claims¶

• Teachers doubted institutionalizing MLE in school documents, and the institutionalization criterion was removed from the final framework [~W]
• A scholar identifies children's acquisition of appropriate critical thinking skills as the determining element of MLE quality in elementary schools [+W]

Related Theories¶

• Feuerstein's Mediated Learning Experience theory with twelve criteria of mediation
• Feuerstein's Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) theory: a human mediator modifies the learner's interaction with stimuli to build cognitive modifiability

Examples¶

• Use the quality-indicator framework as a self-evaluation instrument for teachers rather than an external ranking tool

Key Sources¶

• Felini, D. (2014). Quality Media Literacy Education: A Tool for Teachers and Teacher Educators of Italian Elementary Schools. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 6(1), 28-43. https://www.jmle.org. doi:10.23860/jmle-6-1-3