Michael Schwartz Library Publications
ORCID ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0477-2828
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2025
Publication Title
Communications in Information Literacy
Abstract
Concerns about the spread and adoption of misinformation abound, and academic librarians have played a part in trying to stem the tide through information literacy instruction. However, teaching students how to evaluate sources can be complicated—teaching fact-checking skills may be insufficient if it increases students’ overall cynicism about information ecosystems. This study explores how teaching fact-checking and lateral reading skills, along with instruction about “bias filters,” can help to reduce the cynicism of first year writing students, while also increasing their misinformation detection skills. Results are mixed, but teaching about the information creation process and “bias filters” is especially promising. The authors also recommend faculty-librarian collaborations as an effective strategy for teaching students how to evaluate sources.
Repository Citation
Goodsett, Mandi and Gagich, Melanie, "From Cynicism to Trust: Strategies for Teaching Students Source Evaluation Skills" (2025). Michael Schwartz Library Publications. 190.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/msl_facpub/190
Original Citation
Goodsett, M., & Gagich, M. (2025). From Cynicism to Trust: Strategies for Teaching Students Source Evaluation Skills. Communications in Information Literacy, 19 (1), 69–92. Retrieved from https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/vol19/iss1/5
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Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
This work originally published in the journal, Communications in Information Literacy. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/vol19/iss1/5/
Creative Commons License
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Volume
19
Issue
1
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Educational Methods Commons, Information Literacy Commons, Rhetoric and Composition Commons
