Students are Unprepared to Judge Credibility of Sources

Did you read the article, "High school students are unprepared to judge the credibility of information on the internet," by Stanford News? 2019

What is the main finding of the Stanford researchers regarding high school students and the internet?

• High school students prefer printed sources over online information.

• High school students rely solely on social media for their news.

• High school students are well-prepared to judge the credibility of information online.

• High school students have difficulty discerning fact from fiction online.

What percentage of high school students failed to consider the influence of the fossil fuel industry on a website's credibility regarding climate change?

• 75 percent

• 85 percent

• 52 percent

• 96 percent

What did more than half of the students believe about a grainy video claiming to show ballot stuffing?

• It was a scene from a movie.

• It was a comedy sketch.

• It was strong evidence of voter fraud in the United States.

• It was irrelevant to voter fraud.

What approach to digital literacy instruction do the researchers find inadequate?

• Group discussions

• Online tutorials

• Lectures by experts

• The checklist method

What do thriving democracies need according to Professor Sam Wineburg?

• Technology that automatically filters fake news.

• A single source of news to prevent confusion.

• More stringent laws on information dissemination.

• Citizens who can evaluate and access reliable information.

What was the time frame of the research conducted by SHEG?

• From January to December 2017

• Between June 2019 and May 2020

• Throughout the year 2020

• Between June 2018 and May 2019

How many students participated in the SHEG study?

• 2,500 students

• 3,000 students

• 3,446 students

• 4,000 students

What did the 2016 SHEG study reveal about young people?

• They were highly skilled at identifying fake news.

• They preferred traditional media over digital sources.

• They had no interest in political news.

• They were easily duped by information on the internet.

What is the main goal of the report's call for a new approach?

• To ban fake news websites

• To invest in rigorously evaluated curriculum materials

• To introduce a global standard for digital literacy

• To limit internet access for high school students