[HTML][HTML] Social media information literacy: Conceptualization and associations with information overload, news avoidance and conspiracy mentality

R Heiss, A Nanz, J Matthes - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we present a novel scale for measuring social media information literacy (SMIL)
that encompasses six sub-dimensions: navigation, curation, appraisal, comprehension …

Sourcing against misinformation: Effects of a scalable lateral reading training based on cognitive apprenticeship

M Fendt, N Nistor, C Scheibenzuber… - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pervasive problem of misinformation requires fostering Internet users' information
literacy. Existing interventions raise the question of how the skills enabling the discernment …

Sixth graders evaluating online texts: Self-efficacy beliefs predict confirming but not questioning the credibility

R Anttonen, E Räikkönen, K Kiili… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated how sixth graders' credibility evaluation self-efficacy was associated
with their ability to evaluate the credibility of online texts. Students (N= 265, Mage= 12.45) …

Scaffolding Source Evaluation During Document-Based Scientific Inquiry: The Contributions of Document Mapping and Shared Criteria Scaffolds

S Barzilai, D Tal-Savir, F Abed, S Mor-Hagani… - Computers in Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
In times of widespread misinformation, students must learn to evaluate source
trustworthiness so that they can determine the reliability of scientific information. The aim of …

[HTML][HTML] Storifying instructional videos on online credibility evaluation: Examining engagement and learning

R Anttonen, K Kiili, E Räikkönen, C Kiili - Computers in Human Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
This study used video-based instruction to promote adolescents' online credibility evaluation
skills and to examine whether storification of instructional videos can maintain students' …

Antecedents of viewers' watch behavior toward YouTube videos: evidence from the most populous Muslim-majority country

K Keni, N Wilson, AP Teoh - Journal of Islamic Marketing, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to determine the impact of attitude toward content creators,
subjective norm and perceived content quality in affecting people's intention and behavior to …

Revealing complexities when adult readers engage in the credibility evaluation of social media posts

M Kuutila, C Kiili, R Kupiainen, E Huusko, J Li… - Computers in Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
The internet, including social networking sites, has become a major source of health
information for laypersons. Yet, the internet has also become a platform for spreading …

Discursive construction of message credibility for Chinese state-owned enterprises on Twitter

C Wu, Y Sun - IEEE Transactions on Professional …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Background: There is a growing need for Chinese state-owned enterprises (CSOEs) to
utilize Twitter, as an effective communicative tool in the professional business context, to …

Rule-based process indicators of information processing explain performance differences in PIAAC web search tasks

C Hahnel, U Kroehne, F Goldhammer - Large-scale Assessments in …, 2023 - Springer
Background A priori assumptions about specific behavior in test items can be used to
process log data in a rule-based fashion to identify the behavior of interest. In this study, we …

Reading comprehension skills and prior topic knowledge serve as resources when adolescents justify the credibility of multiple online texts

C Kiili, HI Strømsø, I Bråten, J Ruotsalainen… - Reading …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study sought to understand how well students (n= 274; M age= 12.45) were able to
identify the author, the main claim, and the supporting evidence (identification performance) …