Sourcing on the internet: Examining the relations among different phases of online inquiry

This study examined students’ engagement in sourcing throughout online inquiry, that is, when they specified the information need, formulated search queries, evaluated texts, and composed a written product. Participants were 167 upper secondary school students. Students completed an inquiry task restricted environment utilized authentic texts. Students’ prior topic knowledge reading fluency was measured controlled for analysis. The results showed students engaged even earliest phases of inquiry. A sequential regression analysis indicated more frequently specifying need querying, judging credibility Further, their judgments, also observed products. suggest would benefit from instruction emphasizing is continuous process