The development and evaluation of a media education program based on content analysis and longitudinal surveys on violent scenes

点击翻译按钮获取中文摘要

The purposes of this research project were(a)to conduct content analysis and longitudinal surveys to find the contextual traits of violent portrayals which could affect children's aggressiveness from television programs and videogame software they were actually exposed to and(b)to develop the program of media literacy education concerning the contextual traits. As results of the analysis and surveys, how to portray injured victims was regarded as an influential contextual trait, and an educational program in which the portrayals of victims were used was made. The result of quasi-experiment conducted in a school showed that this program could deepen children's understanding of portrayals of victims.