ewsWise in primary education: News and digital literacy, and civic engagement
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Evaluation of the NewsWise educational intervention's impact on news literacy and civic engagement in year 5 and 6 primary school children (aged 9-12) in the UK.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13350949
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Birmingham
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2400
Inclusion Criteria
Criteria for pupil inclusion:
1. School pupils aged 9-12 years attending schools that are participating in the NewsWise programme
2. Signed agreement participation forms
Criteria for school inclusion:
Schools must have an above-average percentage of Free School Meals (FSM; i.e. 15.1% or higher) for participation
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet the inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ews literacy measured using a bespoke designed evaluation measure in the form of a questionnaire at baseline, 4 weeks and 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Civic engagement measured using a bespoke designed evaluation measure in the form of a questionnaire at baseline, 4 weeks and 3 months