The presence of media literacy in Primary education curriculum assessment criteria

The development of information and communication technology, the presence of the mass media in our society, as well as new educational policies are factors that have made the media literacy a focus of research. There are 6 dimensions of the media literacy along with their indicators. A review is presented on the current legislation in all regions of Spain on the Primary Education curriculum in order to quantify the presence or absence of media competence in the fourth year of Primary Education. The methodology was qualitative and was based on content analysis. The results show the presence of media competence in the assessment criteria of the different areas of the curriculum. Finally, a proposal is made on associating the descriptors of media competence with the assessment criteria in the curriculum of fourth year of Primary Education. (C) 2015 Instituto de Ciencias de la Educacion de la Universidad de Oviedo. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.