Can middle schoolers learn to read the web like experts? Possibilities and limits of a strategy-based intervention
Angela M Kohnen; Gillian E. Mertens; Shelby M. Boehm · DOAJ Open Access Articles
This paper describes the strategies 8th graders used to evaluate the credibility of unfamiliar websites after a curricular intervention. Website topics were somewhat contested, and students could navigate the open web in order to assess the credibility of the sites. Findings reveal that students were more likely to leave the presented webpages and investigat…