In 2015 and 2016, a group of researchers at Stanford University performed a study using over 7,000 middle school, high school, and college students, to understand whether or not students were “information literate”–that is, whether or not they understood how to interpret information they found on the web. The results were surprising!
According to picture 1
- Is the “We Know You’ve Got a Story” banner an article or an advertisement? (One paragraph)
a. How do you know?
- Is the “Should California Stop Growing Almonds” block an article or an advertisement? (One paragraph)
a. How do you know?
- Is the “Real Reasons Women Don’t Go Into Tech” block an article or an advertisement? (One paragraph)
a. How do you know?
