Comparison of the 2006 and 2013 Media Literacy Curricula from the Teacher’s Point of View

A media literacy course aims to enable students to reach a specific consciousness towards media. Following studies investigating inclusion of this course in the curriculum, a program was prepared and, following adjustments, a second newer program was formulated in 2013. In this study, teachers were asked to assess the media literacy curriculum in terms of attainment, skills, values, activities and measurement and evaluation. In order to collect data, the study used an interview method, and a qualitative research method, with the data obtained being assessed using the descriptive analysis technique. In general, it was found that teachers thought that the 2013 curriculum was more extensive and more functional than the 2006 curriculum. At this point, it was found that the teachers who had assessed the 2013 program positively pointed out that the content of the curriculum was lighter and that it benefitted from a structure which allowed for measurement and evaluation.