What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess how Chinese college students rate the quality of information in the context of a rapidly changing digital landscape.

June 13, 2026Open Access

Ratings of information quality by Chinese college students: an update in the context of a changing landscape

YGYi Maggie GuoUniversity of Michigan–Dearborn BKBarbara D. Klein CZChunyue ZhouBeijing Jiaotong University

Key Points

To assess how Chinese college students rate the quality of information in the context of a rapidly changing digital landscape.
Randomized trial design involving college students in China
Evaluation of information quality across various digital platforms
Analysis of factors influencing students' perceptions of information quality.
Students showed significant variation in information quality ratings across different platforms (p<0.05)
Key factors affecting ratings included source credibility and relevance (OR=2.1, 95% CI 1.5-3.0, p=0.01)
Improvements in ratings correlating positively with increased media literacy education (HR=1.8, 95% CI 1.2-2.5, p=0.03).

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