Clever Clicking: An Intervention Training Fourth Graders' Sourcing Skills

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  In Poster Session: New Directions in Literacy Research

Abstract

Whereas elementary students often use the Internet to search information, they usually pay little attention to source information. The present study evaluates the intervention Clever Clicking fostering fourth graders’ sourcing skills. An intervention group received Clever Clicking whereas a control group received an established open-source training focused on promoting digital literacy skills (Internet-ABC, 2013). While children in both groups improved their skills to identify, evaluate, and use source information when being prompted to engage in these activities, intervention students showed even higher learning gains. Moreover, intervention students spontaneously applied their sourcing skills more frequently in a multiple document reading task. Most training effects remained stable over a period of two weeks. Effectiveness and limitations of Clever Clicking are discussed.

Authors

• Johanna Paul, University of Muenster

• Marc Stadtler, University of Münster

• Jean-Francois Rouet, CNRS and University of Poitiers

• Ana Pérez, University of Cambridge

• Rainer F. Bromme, University of Münster