Measures and References: Critical Literacy

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Measures

Numerous measures exist to gain a full picture of a student's learning strengths and challenges. Following are examples of measures used to assess this Learner Factor. These measures should be administered and interpreted by experienced professionals.

Socratic Seminars (Polite & Adams, 1997): Students prepare questions and reflections on a text and participate in discussion on the text following a set protocol which can be assessed by teacher-created rubrics.

Media Inquiry Projects (Goodman, 2005): Students create different forms of media (e.g., documentaries, podcasts) based on varied texts and are assessed on their presentations using teacher-created rubrics which include questioning skills and ability to see multiple perspectives.

References

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Freire, P. (1983). The importance of the act of reading. Journal of Education, 165(1), 5-11.

Goodman, S. (2005). The practice and principles of teaching critical literacy at the educational video center. Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 104(1), 206-228.

Johnston, P. & Costello, P. (2005) Principles for literacy assessment. Reading Research Quarterly 40(2), 256-267.

Jones, S. (2020). Measuring reading motivation: A cautionary tale. The Reading Teacher, 74(1), 79-89.

Kolić-Vehovec, S., Zubković, B. R., & Pahljina-Reinić, R. (2014). Development of metacognitive knowledge of reading strategies and attitudes toward reading in early adolescence: The effect on reading comprehension. Psychological Topics, 23(1), 77-98.

Kong, S.C. (2014) Developing information literacy and critical thinking skills through domain knowledge learning in digital classrooms: An experience of practicing flipped classroom strategy. Computers & Education, 78, 160-173.

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