What kind of sources do I need? Critical search for information on the Web

Primer Autor
Carcamo-Ulloa, Luis
Co-autores
Vidal-Sepulveda, Martha
Olivares-Rodriguez, Cristian,
Título
What kind of sources do I need? Critical search for information on the Web
Editorial
UNIV SHEFFIELD DEPT INFORMATION STUDIES
Revista
INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
Introduction. Previous studies have shown that students have a high confidence in search engines. This poses a significant risk in learning processes if students do not have critical skills for document selection. This study provides clues about the quality of the information sources that university students access in their internet searches, and highlights critical thinking as a key competence in personalised information searches. Method. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with a sample of fifty-eight university students who solved four information tasks. The sources were categorised according to the quality of their editorial process. Analysis. We stress the critical thinking in a realistic study regarding to both the interactions of university students with not enough validated sources and the type of information task working with. Results. The main finding of this study is that students mostly access to sources with a corporate publisher (52.9%) and alternative sources (40%). Consequently, the publisher type of the source is not related to the ranking elaboration. Conclusions. The greater access to information does not ensure the quality or veracity of it, confirming the need to promote the development of critical thinking.
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artículo original
doi
10.47989/irpaper913
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PDF
Palabras Claves
GOOGLE
DIVERSITY
RELEVANCE
STUDENTS
BEHAVIOR
ENGINES
USERS
BAIDU
BIAS
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.47989/irpaper913
Categoría OCDE
Ciencias de la información y biblioteconomía
Materias
GOOGLE
DIVERSIDAD
RELEVANCIA
ESTUDIANTES
COMPORTAMIENTO
MOTORES
USUARIOS
BAIDU
BIAS
Disciplinas de la OCDE
Educación General
Ciencias de la Información (Aspectos sociales)
Otras Especialidades de la Psicología
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What kind of sources do I need? Critical search for information on the Web
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CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
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CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
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WOS:000749977800001
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