Strengthening adolescents’ critical health literacy and scientific literacy to tackle mis- and dis-information. A feasibility study in Switzerland

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Nicola Diviani¹  Sara Rubinelli¹  Maddalena Fiordelli²  Alberto Ghirimoldi³  Paolo Pellicini³  Ramona Farina⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland;Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland;Institute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland;Istituto Elvetico Salesiani Don Bosco, Lugano, Switzerland;Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland;

关键词: infodemic;    critical health literacy;    argumentation skills;    scientific literacy;    critical thinking;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1183838

 received in 2023-03-10, accepted in 2023-08-21,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesWe aimed to develop and test the feasibility of a critical health literacy (CHL) and science literacy (SL) training course targeting secondary school students in Switzerland.MethodsUsing a community-based participatory approach, we developed a two-block training program, the first centered on argumentation skills and the second on scientific skills. We combined an ex-cathedra and a flipped-classroom approach, providing students with a deep understanding of CHL and SL concepts and the translational capability of implementing theoretical notions to real case scenarios. The feasibility study was designed as a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experiment. Beyond socio-demographics, questionnaires included measures of CHL, SL, trust in science, and perceived quality of the course.ResultsThe curriculum was feasible and well-accepted by the target groups, teachers, and students. Students convincingly specified their perceived personal benefits associated with a positive change in CHL and SL scores after the training course.ConclusionTraining CHL and SL in secondary school students is feasible and can improve their competencies. Results from present study can inform a large-scale study.

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