Joseph Kahne|Benjamin Bowyer
Educating for Democracy in a Partisan Age
University of California, Riverside|Santa Clara University
article investigates youth judgments accuracy truth claims tied controversial public issues experiment embedded within nationally representative survey youth ages 15 27 n 2101 youth asked judge accuracy one several simulated online posts consistent research motivated reasoning youth assessments depended alignment claim ones prior policy position lesser extent b whether post included inaccurate statement consider ways educators might improve judgments accuracy also investigated influence political knowledge exposure media literacy education found political knowledge improve judgments accuracy media literacy education