| Years
0-3 |
- trusting
- don't question
authority
- accept media
stereotypes
- identify
with media heroes online
- supervision:
high
|
| Years
0-7 |
- curious,
seeking new information
- don't question
technology or online content
- accept media
content, entertainment and games uncritically
- see computers/Net
as "cool" self image influenced by media images
- online supervision:
high to low
|
| Years
8-10 |
- conformist
- fear/dislike
of "the other" (defined by ethnicity, sexual orientation,
poverty, etc.)
- don't question
technology or online content
- see computers/Net
as 'cool'
- self image
influenced by media
- allured by
subcultures outside of parents' world
- online supervision:
medium to none
|
| Years
11-13 |
- idealistic
- open to interacting
with new ideas
- lacking experience
to judge validity of new ideas
- needing both
group identity and independence
- sense of
omnipotence/immortality
- online supervision:
low to none
|
Being critical of
the information does not mean to look at, and emphasise the negatives
but rather to ask five essential questions about the information.
These five criteria
are
- accuracy
- authority
- objectivity
- currency
&
- coverage
These
criteria were first suggested by Tate and Alexander (more information
can be found at
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/emsl/ls301h/guides/evalcrit.html
Tate,
M., & Alexander, J. (1996). Teaching critical evaluation skills
for World Wide Web resources. Computers in Libraries, 16(10), 49-52,
54-55
