Articles By
Yoo Kyung Chang
News literacy education in a polarized political climate: How games can teach youth to spot misinformation
Yoo Kyung Chang, Ioana Literat, Charlotte Price, Joseph I. Eisman, Jonathan Gardner, Amy Chapman and Azsaneé Truss
We designed, implemented and evaluated a game about fake news to test its potential to enhance news literacy skills in educational settings. The game was largely effective at facilitating complex news literacy skills. When these skills were integrated into the design and fictional narrative of the game, diverse groups of students engaged with the learning goals and transferred this knowledge to real life contexts.