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Direct linkMertens, Gillian E. – Middle School Journal, 2023
How do students make sense of sources encountered during online inquiry, when the source types can be as varied as the topics themselves? This paper presents findings from a multiple-case study exploring how four 8th grade students evaluated source credibility while engaged in independent research during an inquiry-based information literacy…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Information Sources, Credibility, Information Literacy
