An Effective and Sustainable Protection Mechanism and Solution to a Problem of Fake News for Basic Education Students : a Case Study in Chachoengsao School

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to (1) study behaviors of effective and sustainable fake news managements and (2) develop the model of effective and sustainable protection mechanism and solution to a problem of fake news for basic education students: a case study in Chachoengsao school. It was research and development. The population and sample were specialists of information and communications technology tools and information specialists. The sample in this experiment were 32 students of Matthayom Suksa 5 from Benchamaracharungsarit 2 School, Chachoengsao. The selective subjects were purposive sampling. The experimental instruments were a questionnaire for specialists to survey their opinions about using information and communications technology tools for protection mechanism and solution to a problem of fake news, and a questionnaire about behaviors of effective and sustainable fake news managements for the sampling students. The statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean value, standard deviation. The findings were as follows:  1) Behaviors of students using information and communications technology tools for management of the fake news, knowing information, protection mechanism and solution to a problem of fake news before using the model were at a low level such as surfing the unfamiliar internet, immediately sharing news from other people, sharing the same as their agreement news, believing in exciting headlines, and believing in high likes and shares news. The students’ behaviors were at a high level such as checking at the writers, editors and date of issues.  The students’ behaviors were at a highest level such as checking the link of the primary news, reading news from reliable sources, considering pictures or videos from the news, sharing only trustworthy information, thinking critically about the reading news, checking evidence of the news, and knowing how to consider fake news. After using the model, the students’ behaviors were better about using information and communications technology tools for management of the fake news, knowing information, protection mechanism and solution to a problem of fake news. 2) The model of effective and sustainable protection mechanism and solution to a problem of fake news for basic education students : a case study in Chachoengsao school consisted of 4 factors; students, teachers, content and examples of related situations, and Constructivists Theory. There were 2 steps of the model: steps of instruction based on styles of each subject and integration with steps of how to know fake news.