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Basic Education Department

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

Name of Learners: ___________________________________

Grade Level & Strand:_______________________
Section:__________________
Date:__________________________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Title: Detecting and Decoding Bias, Misinformation and

Factual Information

BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO LEARNERS

Bias is the tendency to favor or oppose certain ideas, people, or groups in

a way that is unfair or one-sided. In contrast, factual information is objective and
based on verifiable evidence. This activity sheet aims to help you understand the
concept of bias and how to identify factual information in various contexts.

LEARNING COMPETENCY

Student will be able to analyze excerpts from a text and news articles to identify
factual information from misinformation. Provide examples of biased statements
you have encountered in the media, online, or in daily life.

Directions/Instructions: Divide yourself into 5-6 groups. Read the following

NEWS ARTICLES and examine how does it consider as biased information vs.
misinformation vs. factual information by answering the following guide
questions below on a 1 whole long bond paper. Distinguish the keywords or
phrases that affects your judgment. Provide supporting evidences to justify your
answers.

Guide questions:

1. Discuss with a partner or a group: How can bias influence the way we
perceive information? Cite examples of media biases that are rampant in
journalism.
2. Explain why you think those statements exhibit bias. What could be the
potential impact of such bias on readers?
3. Swap answers of activity sheets with a group and repeat the process.
Compare your findings and discuss any differences in interpretation.
4. Define factual information. How does it differ from opinion or bias?

NOTE: Present it in front of the class. Make sure you follow the rubrics
because this will be a group-based activity part of your WW and PT.

DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION: August 31, 2023

 Rubric: Recognizing Bias vs. Factual Information

Not
Demonstrated
Criteria Excellent (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Limited (1) (0)

Demonstrates
a clear Demonstrates
understanding minimal
of bias and understanding
accurately Shows a solid of bias and
distinguishes understanding Displays a basic struggles to
between of bias and can understanding differentiate
biased and differentiate of bias and between biased
unbiased between biased identifies some and unbiased
statements. and unbiased instances of bias statements. Does not show
Provides statements with but may lack Limited or an
insightful reasonable thorough unclear understanding
Understanding examples and examples and explanations or examples of bias and its
of Bias explanations. explanations. examples. provided. implications.

Consistently
identifies bias
in various Generally
contexts, identifies bias in
providing most instances, Occasionally
detailed though some identifies bias, Struggles to
analysis of analysis might but analysis is consistently
language, tone, lack depth or often superficial identify bias and
and context. thoroughness. or lacking in often
Demonstrates Accurate in detail. May misinterprets
a keen ability pinpointing overlook subtle statements as
to uncover noticeable biases or biased when
Identification underlying instances of misidentify they are not, or Cannot identify
of Bias biases. bias. instances. vice versa. bias accurately.

Consistently Generally Occasionally Struggles to

distinguishes differentiates confuses factual consistently
factual factual information with differentiate
information information opinions or bias. factual
Unable to
from opinions from opinions May information
recognize
or bias. or bias, with misinterpret from opinions or
Recognition of factual
Demonstrates occasional certain bias. Frequent
Factual information
a high level of minor statements as inaccuracies in
Information accurately.
accuracy in inaccuracies or factual when recognizing
recognizing oversights. they are not verifiable
 verifiable Shows a supported by evidence.
evidence and reasonable evidence.
objective grasp of
statements. identifying
verifiable
evidence.

Applies Employs
advanced suitable Uses basic
strategies to strategies to strategies to Attempts to use
navigate bias navigate bias identify bias and strategies to
and factual and factual factual navigate bias
information information information and factual
online online, though online, with information
effectively. some occasional online, but with Does not use
Demonstrates opportunities inconsistencies limited success. any strategies
critical thinking for deeper or oversights in Strategies may to navigate
in evaluating critical thinking evaluating be applied bias and factual
Application of sources and might be sources and inappropriately information
Strategies discussions. missed. discussions. or ineffectively. online.

Consistently
demonstrates
critical thinking Generally
by considering displays critical
multiple thinking by
perspectives, considering Shows basic
questioning different critical thinking Limited critical
assumptions, perspectives skills by thinking evident.
and providing and providing acknowledging Responses are
thoughtful insights into the different shallow and lack
insights into implications of perspectives, depth in
the bias and factual but insights into considering Lacks critical
implications of information. implications of different thinking in
bias and Some points bias and factual perspectives addressing bias
Critical factual might lack information are and and factual
Thinking information. depth. limited. implications. information.

Content is
Content is
mostly Content lacks
exceptionally Content is
organized, clear
organized, organized, with Content is
though organization
well-structured, clear structure disorganized
structure might and structure.
and effectively and effective and poorly
be somewhat Communication
communicates communication presented.
unclear at times. of ideas is
understanding of ideas Ideas are
Communication disjointed,
of bias and regarding bias unclear and
of ideas is making it
Overall factual and factual difficult to
acceptable but difficult to
Presentation information. information. comprehend.
might lack follow the
smooth thought
 transitions. process.

REMINDERS:

1. Be prepared for the group presentation. Make sure you have a 1 assigned
LEADER and 2 group presenters who will report in front of the class.
Please write ALL names of the group members on a ¼ sheet of paper.

2. NO OUTPUT MARKED ZERO (0) transmuted to 65% failing grade.

3. Please visit this link and watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=AVzaEWJXyZw1yYMv&fbclid=IwAR1ICpC9L-
l9eTeSrA1_zLDCaqy1yVhe8EGRbeJARyzTdqJx_MndbDTarX0&v=hz6GULbowAk&fe
ature=youtu.be

Correlate what you have learned from the video after watching to
your group activity. Make sure you have a ready-made answers or
response written on a 1 whole sheet of paper. This is a GROUP-
BASED activity meaning same group will have to do this.