Challenges to Teaching Credibility Assessment in Contemporary Schooling
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Initiative, The
Author(s)/Creator(s): Frances Jacobson Harris
Publishing Date: 2008-01-01
Issue Areas: Children and Youth; Media; Education and Literacy
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Published under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works Unported 3.0 license.
Available at: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/dmal.9780262562324.155
This chapter explores several challenges that exist to teaching credibility assessment in the school environment. Challenges range from institutional barriers such as government regulation and school policies and procedures to dynamic challenges related to young people's cognitive development and the consequent difficulties of navigating a complex web environment. The chapter includes a critique of current practices for teaching kids credibility assessment and highlights some best practices for credibility education.
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Available at: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/dmal.9780262562324.155
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English


