Theory of Media Literacy: A Cognitive Approach

I. Background Chapter 1: Why Do We Need a Theory of Media Literacy? Chapter 2: Explicating the Construct of Media Literacy II. Introducing the Theory Chapter 3: Definitions and Distinctions Chapter 4: The Media Literacy Model Chapter 5: The Foundational Knowledge Structures Chapter 6: The Personal Locus Chapter 7: Competencies and Skills of Media Literacy III. Information Processing Chapter 8: The Filtering Task Chapter 9: The Meaning-Matching Task Chapter 10: The Meaning-Construction Task Chapter 11: Traps in Meaning Construction IV. Practices Chapter12: Practices Appendices References Preface