The Level of Trust Study in Sources of Information Among Teenagers

Last registered on May 13, 2024
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General Information

Title
The Level of Trust Study in Sources of Information Among Teenagers
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013584
Initial registration date
May 09, 2024

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First published
May 13, 2024, 12:50 PM EDT

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Primary Investigator

Name
Yevhen Tsymbalenko
Affiliation
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-12-01
End date
2024-07-31
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
Media Literacy, Journalism
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Young people actively consume information coming from various sources - from parents, from teachers, from friends, from social networks, from virtual game communities, and, of course, from the media. However, the question remains unanswered: whether high school students are ready to accept the news as a fact without doubt, or on the contrary, they think about the credibility of the source. Such knowledge and understanding are important both for professional producers of news (media) and when disseminating information in an informal communication environment.
In this scientific work, a study was conducted that allowed us to understand exactly how high school students receive information and are they ready to analyze the news they consume? Obviously, they rely on the news as a means of learning. As a result, we found out that the majority of high school students are ready to listen to separate trainings to improve media literacy and self-development.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Tsymbalenko, Yevhen. 2024. "The Level of Trust Study in Sources of Information Among Teenagers." AEA RCT Registry. May 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13584-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2024-04-01
Intervention End Date
2024-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Basic terms and concepts were studied; the sources of obtaining information from high school students were clarified (through questionnaires); developed and proposed to the administration of the "Dialog" gymnasium recommendations for increasing the level of media literacy among high school students (according to the results of the data obtained in the process of the questionnaire); a pilot training was conducted for high school students of the "Dialog" gymnasium on the need to critically perceive information coming from any source.
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Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The purpose of the scientific work is to find out the main sources of obtaining information by high school students of the "Dialog" gymnasium and to study the level of trust in these sources in order to form further recommendations of the school administration regarding the conduct of individual classes on media literacy in grades 9-11 of the gymnasium.
Achieving the goal involves performing a number of procedures (tasks), namely:
• Learning basic terms and concepts;
• Studying the sources of obtaining information from high school students (through questionnaires);
• Development and offering of recommendations to the administration of the "Dialog" gymnasium to increase the level of media literacy among high school students (based on the results of the data obtained in the questionnaire survey);
• Conducting a pilot training for high school students of the "Dialog" gymnasium on the need to critically perceive information coming from any source.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in school by a computer
Randomization Unit
School
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1 School
Sample size: planned number of observations
250
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1 School, 250 pupils
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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