Abstract
In recent years, the spread of misinformation and false information on social networking services (SNS) during disasters affecting people has become a social problem.
In this study, we developed teaching materials for lower secondary school students to help them identify and prevent the spread of misinformation and false information in times of disaster, and verified the effectiveness of the materials. The teaching materials for lower secondary school students were developed in a 50-minute class, which consisted of activities aimed to identify information on social networking services and to discuss the reliability of the information.
To evaluate the teaching materials, we conducted a class practice with lower secondary school students. The results showed significant differences in the mean scores of "confidence in reading and understanding information" and "awareness of the danger of spreading false information" in the pre- and post-questionnaire surveys. This suggests that the practice of this study has promoted understanding of the key points for identifying information during disaster prevention and awareness of the danger of spreading false information by oneself.
