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The Relationship between Perceived Parental Media Mediation and Media Literacy of Secondary School Pupils
Titěra, Tomáš ; Slussareff, Michaela (advisor) ; Pýcha, Čeněk (referee)
This diploma thesis explores the relationship between parental media mediation and media literacy among Czech adolescents aged 13-15. Parental media mediation is conceptualized as strategies parents employ to manage children's media use. Media literacy is understood as the ability to access media, analyze, evaluate, and produce and communicate media messages, as well as the ability to use media effectively and safely. Literature review provided solid evidence for including screen time as a factor contributing to media literacy level. A quantitative survey of a sample of 131 secondary school pupils was conducted to explore relationships between the variables. Regression analyses revealed no evidence supporting that adolescents' media literacy levels are affected by either their screen time or the media mediation strategies their parents employ. In the discussion, it is argued this is the case due to a narrow conceptualization of parental mediation in academic literature. Results of the study show that restrictive and active parental media mediation strategies contribute to development of only a small portion of skills which constitute media literacy. Keywords parental media mediation, media literacy, media education, secondary school, screen time, media use
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Studio as a small composer: influence of the use of software for the composition of electroacoustic music in the teaching of children on their subsequent perception of musical works
Martínková, Aneta ; Slussareff, Michaela (advisor) ; trojan, Jan (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the paradigmatic change in the field of musical abilities and music listening, which the development of technology brings to the world of music. It presents a summary of the canonical theory, which offers a view of musicality and musical listening through the prism of electroacoustic music. It presents new prototypes of musicians. It also deals with how this paradigmatic change is reflected in the field of music education. It offers theoretical perspectives on innovation in music education and analyzes the problems that hold it back. All this is done separately in the Czech and foreign contexts. In the practical part, the work deals with the testing of a teaching intervention that presents students with concepts from electroacoustic music, both theoretically and practically. And it investigates the effect of such an intervention using an electroacoustic composition program on children's perception of musical works.
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"What makes us click? Digital Civic Engagement of Young People in the Czech Republic"
Hubičková, Kristyna ; Pýcha, Čeněk (advisor) ; Slussareff, Michaela (referee)
(in English): The aim of this diploma thesis is to describe the relationship of young Czechs to digital civic engagement. Using a questionnaire distributed via social media and in-depth interviews with individual activists, this work provides insight into how young adults in the Czech Republic use social networks to actively engage in civic discourse and socio-political issues. At the same time, the results of the conducted research offer reasons why young people are rather reluctant to get involved in digital activism. The thesis also contains a theoretical part that contextualizes the term citizenship, its models, and the specifics of the perception of citizenship in the digital age with specific examples of use. The final chapter contains a synthesis of theoretical knowledge of the investigated phenomenon together with the research results as well as topics for further discussion. .
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Information behaviour of parents (children 11-13 years) Parental meditation in information security
Knížková, Markéta ; Slussareff, Michaela (advisor) ; Jarolímková, Adéla (referee)
(in English) The thesis is concerned with a parental mediation with respect to the safe behaviour of children on the Internet. The theoretical part deals with the positive effects of the Internet on children in the field of education, personal development, communication and entertainment, the negative effects which children are exposed to are included as well. The thesis is focused on a digital parenting and information literacy. Last but not least, the attention is paid on parental strategies which endeavour to affect the activities of children on the Internet. The practical part is implemented by the qualitative research in form of an interview with the parents of the children 11 - 13 years old. The aim was to find out whether the parents of that children mediatively affect them and in which form they do that.
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Visual Design Aspects of Advanced Digital Multimedia Learning Materials: Effects on Learning and Information Behavior in Case of Primary School Children
Javora, Ondřej ; Brom, Cyril (advisor) ; Slussareff, Michaela (referee) ; Betrancourt, Mireille (referee)
This thesis investigates the effects of selected visual design aspects of information representation in advanced digital multimedia learning materials (ADMLMs) on learning outcomes and information behavior of primary school children (8-11 years old). It consists of three experimental studies in laboratory conditions, each individually focusing on different issue, including effects of overall visual appearance (VA; N=53), visual dynamicity (VD; N=134), and visual customizability (VC; N=143). The general theoretical framework is based on the insights from science of learning, cognitive psychology, and information science. On one hand, the results show that the investigated visual design aspects do not have a detectable effect on the self-reported learning enjoyment and learning outcomes (i.e., comprehension tests, transfer tests). On the other hand, the results also confirm that children at this age are sensitive to these aspects, which are generally capable to impact children's evaluation of attractiveness (dVA=0.86; dVD=1.11), motivation towards further interaction with the learning materials (x2 VA [2] = 21.269, p < .001; x2 VD [1] = 87.04, p < .001) and related information behavior. The theoretical as well as practical implications are discussed. Although investigated visual design aspects of...
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The effect of touch- screen applications on learning the second language of monolingual toddlers
Macholdová, Linda ; Slussareff, Michaela (advisor) ; Zadražilová, Iva (referee)
The objective of this thesis is to investigate how effective it is to teach toddlers English with the use of educational applications. This thesis will investigate this topic by concentrating on the use of educational applications, the role of parents and other aspects of learning. It will also investigate how motivated parents are to give their children access to use English speaking applications and whether they think these educational applications will improve their children's English proficiency. The thesis is structured as follows: Research of secondary sources of information (literature) Critical analysis of used literature Formulation of the research question or hypothesis Primary investigation (to be used as a template for further research) Conclusion Discussion of results, comparison with literature, evaluation of limitations of results Motifs for further investigation The scope of this thesis includes primary data collection of the aforementioned topics. Primary data collection serves as a verification of the research method and validity of the investigation. The age group of children studied in this thesis is 1-3 years old. Appropriate methods will be used to determine whether teaching English to toddlers through the use of educational applications is effective....
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Seniors and the issue of digital divide
Zadražilová, Iva ; Landová, Hana (advisor) ; Steinerová, Jela (referee) ; Slussareff, Michaela (referee)
Tato disertační práce se zabývá tématem digitální propasti, která je řešena z hlediska seniorů a práce s internetem. V dnešní době rozmachu technologií a jejich penetrace do všech sfér života je nezbytné, aby starší lidé nebyli digitálně vyloučeni a mohli plnohodnotně využívat všech výhod a zjednodušení, které internet a technologie přináší. Prostředkem k získání digitálních kompetencí je vzdělávání v oblasti informační gramotnosti, které může být poskytováno prostřednictvím sítě knihoven. Práce představuje celý teoretický rámec problematiky, nicméně hlavním přínosem je výzkumná a aplikační část. Výzkumy probíhaly v kvalitativní i kvantitativní rovině a přinesly odpovědi zejména na otázky, jakým způsobem dnes senioři internet využívají a o jaká témata jeví největší zájem z hlediska svého dalšího vzdělávání. Kvantitativního výzkumu se účastnilo více než 750 osob a na základě výsledků dotazníku bylo možné navrhnout metodickou příručku pro vzdělávací lekce. Příručka obsahuje návrh deseti lekcí s tématy, která jsou podložená získanými daty. Dvě z těchto lekcí byly otestovány v rámci evaluačního výzkumu. Příručka existuje ve formě e-knihy a je volně šířena mezi knihovny a další instituce.
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Children's Behaviour on YouTube (10 - 12 years old)
Hryzbylová, Eva ; Slussareff, Michaela (advisor) ; Sedláček, Jakub (referee)
The thesis presents findings regarding children activity in the online space, as well as contributes by its own research findings. The attention is focused on Czech children in the age group of 10-12 years. To be specific, the thesis focuses primarily on the type of content that children consume online, the way they consume it and the interference of advertising, while being online. The attention is paid also to parents' knowledge of activities that their children do online, as well as the extent of regulation parents apply on such activities. In the first part, the current knowledge of children's behaviour online and on YouTube is described. Also, relevant research outputs are presented. Special chapters are devoted to YouTube, including the YouTubers phenomenon, as well as to the protection of children in cyberspace. The research combines qualitative and quantitative techniques of observation and questionnaires. The thesis contributes to a better understanding of children's behaviour in the online space and it also presents new findings about the way Czech children use YouTube and for what purposes they use it, as well as about parents' engagement in their activities.
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New Media in Music Education
Kolárová, Marta ; Šisler, Vít (advisor) ; Slussareff, Michaela (referee)
The theme of this master thesis is new media in music education. The theoretical part focuses on the description of the current situation - how and in what quantities are modern technology used in music education and what is their potential. In the introduction are defined the basic terms relating to those themes (new media, music 3.0, e-learning etc.) and a review of the literature regarding changes in music education in recent years. This introductory part is based on researches and papers on the subject of changes in today's music world and new possibilities that pupils and students have in the time of ubiquitous internet and freely available new media (application, online courses, educational games, specialized social networks). The theoretical part includes a brief overview of complimentary and free available technologies, which could be implemented into czech music education, including the proposal of integration to the classrooms. The main part of this master thesis consists of qualitative research with music teachers working in czech music schools (at all levels - from elementary art schools to music universities). The aim of the research is mapping current usage and potential interest in technologies in music school education and simultaneously the capabilities and willingness of educators...
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