Research has consistently shown that inquiry-based learning can be more effective than
other, more expository instructional approaches as long as students are supported …

This article presents qualitative findings from a study that examined the types of criteria that
middle school students use to evaluate the quality of online information and sources for a …

An experiment examined the effects of visual signalling to relevant information in multiple
external representations and the visual presence of an animated pedagogical agent (APA) …

The authors examined adolescents' detection of features that affect the quality of web
information. In experiment 1, participants (12–16 years old) rated the goodness/usefulness …

Since the emergence of the World Wide Web and e‐reading devices in the late 1990s and
early 2000s, reading research has focused on issues of website credibility, search and …

Social media has become an important avenue for learning. However, the mechanisms
underlying social media use and its influence on knowledge are not clear. Based on the …

As students are processing information from digital media and educational materials, they
are increasingly being interrupted by competing media and their surroundings. This trend of …

Varying information quality and an increase of misinformation on the Internet accentuates
the importance of supporting students' competencies to critically evaluate information. This …

Methods Paper-based and electronic surveys were used to gather demographic and related-
reading data from undergraduates at six Chinese universities in early 2021. After testing the …

This qualitative within-individual case design study involved six adolescents (age 10–14
years) engaging in a think-aloud observational protocol to read two texts on climate change …