فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of media literacy-based education on critical thinking and academic self-efficacy of students of Payam Noor University of Isfahan. This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population included all students of Payam Noor University of Isfahan in the academic year of 2022-2023. 30 female students were selected as a statistical sample using convenient sampling, of which 15 were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 15 to the control group. The data were collected through Ricketts' (2003) Critical Thinking Disposition Scale and Morgan- Jink's (1999) Student Efficacy Scale (MJSES). After distributing the questionnaires, the experimental group received the media literacy training program and the components of media literacy skills in six 45-minute sessions. The hypotheses were tested using univariate ANCOVA. The results showed that media literacy significantly affected critical thinking (F=123.136, P<0.000) and academic self-efficacy (F=177.102, P<000). So, this emerging training method has taken a fundamental step to increase the critical thinking and academic self-efficacy of students of Payam Noor University of Isfahan, relying on internet techniques and strategies.