Challenges of Incorporating a Mobile Device Forensics Detectives Summer Camp with Critical Thinking Amongst K-12 Students

The researchers participated in a Mobile Device Forensics Detectives Summer Camp with intermediate students from the surrounding areas of Jackson, MS, who debated on critical thinking, deductive reasoning, problem-solving skills, defined the meaning of Mobile Device Forensics and what it entails in order for the students to achieve proficient or advanced levels on the students’ state exams. The researchers had to overcome some barriers for the middle school students that subsequently had not occurred previously due to Covid-19, measure how effective this process progressed moving forward by the external evaluator, and discuss the challenges faced by the Leadership Team of the Mobile Device Forensics Group and how the researchers alleviated some of those issues.