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

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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.

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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.

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

• Group discussions

• Online tutorials

• Lectures by experts

• The checklist method

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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