Mind Over Media
Cultivate the ability of primary and secondary school students to identify misleading information on social media, and enhance their capacity for rational thinking and expression.
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Project Overview
Project Overview
The Mind Over Media project originated from a master's research from the Faculty of Education at the University of Oxford. It is dedicated to enhancing students' critical thinking and digital literacy through teaching and activities. The project provides bilingual (Chinese-English) lesson templates, assessment tools, and teaching guides to help educators effectively implement media literacy education in the classroom.
Project Objectives
Help students identify false or misleading information
Cultivating evidence-based analysis and reasoning
Support teachers in conducting structured, assessable classroom instruction
Core Learning Dimensions
Core Learning Dimensions
Identifying Misinformation: Learning to Spot Fake Headlines and Manipulative Content
Analysis and Reasoning: Making Judgments Based on Facts and Evidence
Expression and Reflection: Communicating Perspectives Verbally and in Writing While Reflecting on Thought Processes
Current Research Evidence
Current Research Evidence
The classroom intervention results indicate that students demonstrated significant improvement across all five dimensions of critical thinking. They showed marked enhancement in identifying content that is controversial or manipulative on social media.
The regression model indicates that students with lower initial proficiency levels achieved more pronounced progress, reflecting the “zone of proximal development” effect.
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