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Direct linkPilgrim, Jodi; Vasinda, Sheri; Bledsoe, Christie; Martinez, Elda – Reading Teacher, 2019
The ability to analyze and evaluate online sources for credibility continues to be a universal concern. In a 2006 study by the University of Connecticut, seventh graders lacked the ability to discredit a hoax website about a tree octopus. Using the same website in this qualitative study, 68 elementary students shared rationales about the source's…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Information Sources, Reliability, Credibility
