Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students.

This study investigates the media literacy among engineering students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The purpose of this study was to determine if the students were able to access the needed information from the various media sources effectively and efficiently, to determine if they were able to evaluat...

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Main Author: Punitha Jayandran.
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-415152019-12-10T12:18:39Z Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students. Punitha Jayandran. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Shaheen Majid DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media effects This study investigates the media literacy among engineering students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The purpose of this study was to determine if the students were able to access the needed information from the various media sources effectively and efficiently, to determine if they were able to evaluate the accessed information and its sources critically, to determine how students incorporate the selected information in their assignments/projects, and to determine if the students understood the social, ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of the accessed information. A total of 135 students from the three (first, second and third) years participated in this study. Master of Science (Information Studies) 2010-07-16T03:28:09Z 2010-07-16T03:28:09Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41515 en Nanyang Technological University 85 p. application/pdf
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Punitha Jayandran.
Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students.
description This study investigates the media literacy among engineering students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The purpose of this study was to determine if the students were able to access the needed information from the various media sources effectively and efficiently, to determine if they were able to evaluate the accessed information and its sources critically, to determine how students incorporate the selected information in their assignments/projects, and to determine if the students understood the social, ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of the accessed information. A total of 135 students from the three (first, second and third) years participated in this study.
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title Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students.
title_short Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students.
title_full Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students.
title_fullStr Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students.
title_full_unstemmed Media literacy among Ngee Ann polytechnic students.
title_sort media literacy among ngee ann polytechnic students.
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