Teaching lateral reading: interventions to help people read like fact checkers
S McGrew - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
People need more support learning to evaluate the credibility of online information. This
article reviews recent research on interventions designed to teach lateral reading, the …
article reviews recent research on interventions designed to teach lateral reading, the …
[HTML][HTML] Trust but verify? Examining the role of trust in institutions in the spread of unverified information on social media
This study aims to investigate the association between trust in institutions and the reasons
for sharing unverified information on social media. Specifically, this study explores the role of …
for sharing unverified information on social media. Specifically, this study explores the role of …
From news disengagement to fake news engagement: Examining the role of news-finds-me perceptions in vulnerability to fake news through third-person perception
Despite the wealth of literature vested in the association between social media use and
vulnerability to fake news, it remains underexplored how and what kinds of social media …
vulnerability to fake news, it remains underexplored how and what kinds of social media …
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 …
trustworthiness so that they can determine the reliability of scientific information. The aim of …
Talking about credibility, students, and facilitation: Opportunities to learn about teaching online evaluations in rehearsal debriefs
S McGrew - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2025 - Elsevier
Teachers need opportunities to learn to teach online evaluations as pressure grows on
schools to teach these skills. Debriefs after teachers rehearse facilitating discussions about …
schools to teach these skills. Debriefs after teachers rehearse facilitating discussions about …
The advantage of videos over text to boost adolescents' lateral reading in a digital workshop
CA Werner Axelsson, T Nygren - Behaviour & Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Today, fostering media and information literacy (MIL) among citizens is essential for
preserving democracy. The effectiveness of scalable interventions, particularly those …
preserving democracy. The effectiveness of scalable interventions, particularly those …
[HTML][HTML] Strategies to combat misinformation: Enduring effects of a 15-minute online intervention on critical-thinking adolescents
How is it possible to socialize adolescents to become more vigilant in spotting fake news? In
the present preregistered, randomized controlled trial (N= 1,476), we aimed to implement a …
the present preregistered, randomized controlled trial (N= 1,476), we aimed to implement a …
[HTML][HTML] Fake video detection among secondary school students: The impact of sociocultural, media literacy and media use factors
The harmful political, economic and health effects of fake news on social media are well
known. The present study examines the impact of two socio-cultural variables (political …
known. The present study examines the impact of two socio-cultural variables (political …
Pre-service teachers evaluating online texts about learning styles: there is room for improvement in justifying the credibility
P Kulju, EK Hämäläinen, M Mäkinen… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Teachers' abilities to critically evaluate the credibility of online information are fundamental
when they educate critical online readers. This study examined pre-service teachers' …
when they educate critical online readers. This study examined pre-service teachers' …
Lateral Reading Against Misinformation: The Cognitive Processing Level Mediates the Intervention Effect on the News Credibility Assessment Performance
B Artmann, C Scheibenzuber, M Fendt… - European Conference on …, 2023 - Springer
Approaching the problem of fake news with media literacy and fake news training, lateral
reading training improves the discernment between truthful and fake news. How this …
reading training improves the discernment between truthful and fake news. How this …