WAYS TO FORM THE BASIS OF MEDIA LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASS

The article justifies theoretically the ways of forming the basics of media literacy in primary school students at the computer science lessons. It has been determined that the following ways contribute to the formation of media literacy: the conducting of a system of computer science lessons using specific forms, methods and techniques of work, filled with the purposeful motivated media-active performance of the students; the analysis and integration of media products (the development of critical thinking);  the involvement in media creativity. Each of the named ways is self-sufficient, but when implemented in a system, they become multi-vector under the influence of external and internal factors. It is important that by developing certain skills in different situations, an individual acquires media literacy, which helps form their own identity and independence. One of the defining ways of forming the basics of media literacy at the computer science lessons is the use of various pedagogical forms, methods, and work techniques that contribute to the purposeful motivated media-active performance of the students. Another effective way is the analysis and the integration of media resources. In this regard, primary school computer science lessons should develop the skills for safe interaction with television, the Internet, and other media, in order neither to abuse nor to harm their own development and psychological health. Computer science lessons should contribute to the increase of the students' resilience to information manipulation and propaganda, as well as to prevent abuse and the destructive influence of the media on children's psyche. Based on the above, it has been established that the formation of the basics of media literacy in primary school students is promoted by: the conducting of a system of computer science lessons with the use of specific forms, methods, and techniques of work, filled with the purposeful motivated media-active performance of the students; the analysis and integration of media products (the development of critical thinking); the involvement in media creativity. Keywords: information; media; media illiteracy; media education; primary school students; computer science lessons; computer; methods; techniques; forms; ways.