An analytical strategy training program embedded in a digital literacy course improved university students' performance on online search and evaluation tasks, though to varying extent.¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The training program improved students' performance on a set of search and evaluation tasks representative of the target skills, although to varying extent. → Macedo-Rouet 2024

Evidence¶

Macedo-Rouet 2024¶

Macedo-Rouet, M.; Saux, G.; Potocki, A.; Dujardin, E.; Dyoniziak, Y.; Pylouster, J.; Rouet, J.F. (2024). Fostering university students' online reading: effects of teacher-led strategy training embedded in a digital literacy course. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-024-09676-6

q3 · i? · causal · r?

Controlled study in which 167 university students were assigned to either a treatment or a control condition; the training was implemented as part of a digital literacy course. The article reports that "The intervention improved students' performance on a set of search and evaluation tasks," with no effect size printed in the available text.

"The intervention improved students' performance on a set of search and evaluation tasks representative of the target skills, although to varying extent."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Civic Online Reasoning Instruction Improves Evaluation
• The impact of the strategy training was higher for evaluation than for search skills, in terms of accuracy and quality of students' justifications. — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Online reading for academic purposes is a complex activity involving analysing task requirements, assessing information needs, accessing relevant contents, and evaluating relevance and reliability of information. — a broader claim this one bears on
• Strategy Instruction Improves Writing Quality — related