Putting Civic Online Reasoning in Civics Class
Putting Civic Online Reasoning in Civics Class
Founded in 2015
The Civic Online Reasoning Program is an educational initiative through the Stanford History Education Group that produces exercises and assessments to instruct students on how to judge the credibility of online content. It also develops rubrics that can be used to assess student performance.
Putting Civic Online Reasoning in Civics Class is not affiliated with RAND. It was selected for this database because it fits our researchers' inclusion criteria.
- Tool type
- Education/training
- Status
- Fully operational
- Intended users
- Teachers/Students
- Cost
- Free
- Tool focus
- This tool is process-focused. It evaluates how information is produced and disseminated.
- Method or technology
- Online course or game
- Is the tool automated?
- Yes
- Founding organization
- Stanford University
- Founder/primary contact
- Sam Wineburg
How is this tool working to address disinformation?
This tool aims to fight disinformation by creating a cohort of information consumers who are better able to identify and avoid false information online.
Is there a connection with tech platforms?
None found
Who is funding the tool?
Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Stanford History Education Group
Are there external evaluations?
None found