Articles By
Sam Wineburg
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Lateral reading: College students learn to critically evaluate internet sources in an online course
Joel Breakstone, Mark Smith, Priscilla Connors, Teresa Ortega, Darby Kerr and Sam Wineburg
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced college students to spend more time online. Yet many studies show that college students struggle to discern fact from fiction on the Internet. A small body of research suggests that students in face-to-face settings can improve at judging the credibility of online sources.