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31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Dissociation of Media Literacy Knowledge and Skills in a Diverse Undergraduate Sample

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Cognitive

  • Jessica Brodsky
    The Graduate Center, CUNY
  • Cody Barshaba
    The College of Staten Island, CUNY
  • Arshia Lodhi
    The College of Staten Island, City University of New York
  • Anthony Ghali
    The College of Staten Island, CUNY
  • Patricia Brooks
    The College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, CUNY

Abstract

College students (N=40) completed assessments of general and news media literacy knowledge and fact-checking skills. Students scored highly on knowledge assessments, but knowledge and skills were unrelated. Most (62.5%) reported regularly using recommended fact-checking strategies. Yet, when verifying credibility of an online article, only 10% used those strategies.

Media/Technology

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