NewsWise Evaluation Report, 2018-19. A National Literacy Trust Evaluation Report

Autor/inn/en	Cappellini, Chiara; Picton, Irene
Institution	National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom)
Titel	NewsWise Evaluation Report, 2018-19. A National Literacy Trust Evaluation Report
Quelle	(2019), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Literacy Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Preadolescents; Foreign Countries; Media Literacy; News Media; Student Attitudes; Student Interests; Teacher Attitudes; Critical Thinking; Elementary School Students; Workshops; Disadvantaged Youth; Information Technology; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Ausland; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Nachrichtenwesen; Schülerverhalten; Studieninteresse; Lehrerverhalten; Kritisches Denken; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Informationstechnologie; Großbritannien
Abstract	This report evaluates the impact of the first year of NewsWise -- a free, cross-curricular news literacy programme for 9- to 11-year-olds across the UK, developed by the Guardian Foundation, the National Literacy Trust and the PSHE Association, and funded by Google. NewsWise aims to empower children from disadvantaged communities with the skills and knowledge to engage with and enjoy news, to feel confident to ask questions and to challenge misinformation, and to have their own values and opinions. The evaluation found that children who took part in NewsWise developed a deeper understanding of why and how news stories are created, reported greater confidence when navigating news and showed increased critical engagement with the news: (1) 3 in 4 pupils (76%) had a better understanding of why news is created; (2) Children became increasing aware that fact-checking is an essential element of creating news, rising from 52% before participation in the programme to 70%; (3) More pupils believed the news should be fair (from 41% to 72%), balanced (35% to 72%) and truthful (from 80% to 88%); (4) 8 in 10 pupils (84%) were more confident spotting fake news, while the percentage who said they find it difficult to tell if a news story is trustworthy decreased from 49% to 33%; (5) The percentage of pupils saying they weren't interested in the news decreased from 33% to 25%; and (6) 100% of teachers say their pupils now have increased confidence in thinking critically about news and 96% say pupils also have increased skills in this area. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01