Theory of media literacy : a cognitive approach /
W. James Potter.
- London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2004.
- xi, 307 p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do we need a theory of media literacy? -- Variety of definitions of media literacy -- Introducing the theory -- Definitions and distinctions -- The media literacy model -- Foundational knowledge structures -- The locus -- Competencies and skills of media literacy -- Information processing -- The filtering task -- The meaning matching task -- The meaning construction task -- Traps in meaning construction -- Practices.