Jonathan Holland
Pronouns: he/him
Research Mentor(s): Florian Feucht
Co-Presenter:
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Thinking Habitats Foundation / Other
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Oral5
Session: Session 1 – 10am – 10:50am
Room: Breakout Room 3
Authors: Jonathan Holland, Florian Feucht, Regina Rotshtein
Presenter: 5
Abstract
Although much research has been done in the field of adolescent literacy, little has been done to investigate media literacy’s impact on high school students and their literacy development over time. Given a recent increase in disinformation and divisiveness, the importance of understanding news media education’s impact on literacy in high school students is more important than ever. This project works to understand the impact of interactive explainer videos within Thinking Pro, an online news media literacy module for high school students. Each video models a different cognitive skill, adapts to students ability level and learning pace, and generates a proficiency score that is automatically tracked in the teacher’s grade book. After preliminary analysis, data show that while students make progress in achieving proficiency using the videos, nuances in student behavior can provide insights into how to strengthen the overall learning module. This project and its related community-engaged work are part of a larger conversation regarding the importance of news media literacy education.
Arts and Humanities, Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences
