Publications

Authors:

Tommasi, Francesco; Ceschi, Andrea; Bollarino, Sara; Belotto, Silvia; Genero, Silvia; Sartori, Riccardo

Title:

Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills and Media Literacy in Initial VET Students: A Mixed Methods Study on a Cross-Country Training Program

Year:

2023

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

ISSN of journal:

2197-8646

N° Volume:

2

Number or Folder:

10

:

Ly Thi Tran

Page numbers:

239-257

Keyword:

Critical Thinking Skills, Social Media, Educational Program, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, VET, Vocational Education and Training

Short description of contents:

Context: In the last few decades, the constant and exponential changes in the society's con-sumption of information have increased the awareness of practitioners from the education and training field, on the need for training programs for the enhancement of critical thin-king skills and media literacy among students from Initial Vocational Education and Trai-ning (IVET) who are less exposed to intellectual trainings than their peers in traditional education pathways.Approach: With this impetus, the present paper reports the results of a mixed methods study evaluating a training program for such competences. Based on a cognitive psychology theoretical framework, the training program consisted in three main techniques through which trainers can work with students in the classroom. N= 35 trainers from five different countries (i.e., Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands) were instructed about the training techniques and implemented them in their training centres. Then, a total of N= 288 students among these countries were involved in the testing of the training, which took place on a duration average of 5 months. Mixed methods approach was used to eva-luate the effectiveness and quality of the training. Notably, prospective statistical analysis evaluated the training's impact of the participating students and compared with a control group. Qualitative interviews examined the training's lived experience with a group of stu-dents and trainers.

Product ID:

134575

Handle IRIS:

11562/1098566

Last Modified:

July 10, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Tommasi, Francesco; Ceschi, Andrea; Bollarino, Sara; Belotto, Silvia; Genero, Silvia; Sartori, Riccardo, Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills and Media Literacy in Initial VET Students: A Mixed Methods Study on a Cross-Country Training Program «INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING» , vol. 2 , n. 10 , 2023 , pp. 239-257

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