How to Improve Quality in Media Education? A Tool for Teachers and Teacher Educators of Italian Primary Schools

The dissemination of good practices in Media Literacy Education (MLE) requires a rigorous definition of their characteristics, including criteria and indicators to measure the quality of related activities. In the present contribution, a systematic framework of criteria and indicators for good practices of MLE in Italian primary schools is presented and discussed. It has been developed through semi-structured interviews with scholars in the field and experienced teachers. Its function is to support teacher training or as a grid for monitoring, evaluating, and self-evaluating teachers' work in teaching about the media.