Sara Winstead Fry|Sara Seely
Enhancing Preservice Elementary Teachers' 21st-Century Information and Media Literacy Skills
Boise State University|Boise State University
twosemester pedagogical study investigated effectiveness approach information media literacy instruction elementary preservice teachers participants trained used systematic process searching evaluating using journal articles websites twothirds semester 1 participants unsuccessful identifying relevant highquality journal articles one half inaccurately evaluated quality websites three opportunities formative assessment added instruction model semester 2 participants proficiently evaluated websites threefourths able find relevant journal articles results demonstrate importance formative assessment need provide preservice teachers information media literacy training better able navigate evaluate digitalage resources expand content mastery teach students 21stcentury skills