Online genre knowledge shapes credibility expectations and guides credibility evaluations¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Online genre knowledge shapes readers' expectations about credibility and thus guides, at least to some extent, their credibility evaluations. → Carita Kiili 2026

Evidence¶

Carita Kiili 2026¶

Carita Kiili, Ivar Bråten, and Julie Coiro. (2026). The framework of prior knowledge in online credibility evaluation. Educational Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2026.2717081

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

The review asserts, citing several studies, that "online genre knowledge can shape readers’ expectations about credibility" and thereby guide credibility evaluations to some extent. This is a theoretical claim with cited empirical support not detailed in this article; no effect size is printed.

"Likewise, online genre knowledge can shape readers’ expectations about credibility and thus guide, at least to some extent, their credibility evaluations (Caruana, 2013; Flanagin & Metzger, 2007; Kiili et al., 2023; List et al., 2017)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Critical Thinking — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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