Title: Credible and non-credible sources of information: students' perception of their skills

Authors: Olinda Gil; César Freitas; João Pascoinho; Estrela Paulo; Rosa Martins; Sofia Gonçalves; Joana Cavalcanti; Teresa Macedo

Addresses: Agrupamento de Escolas de Castro Verde, Castro Verde, Portugal ' Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (CIDI-IEES), Fafe, Portugal; CITCEM, Porto, Portugal ' Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (CIDI-IEES), Fafe, Portugal ' Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (CIDI-IEES), Fafe, Portugal ' Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (CIDI-IEES), Fafe, Portugal ' Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (CIDI-IEES), Fafe, Portugal ' Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (CIDI-IEES), Fafe, Portugal ' Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe, Centro de Investigação, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (CIDI-IEES), Fafe, Portugal

Abstract: The study aimed to: 1) get to know the students' perception of their abilities to identify and distinguish credible information from non-credible information; 2) understand if there are differences between 3rd cycle and secondary school students regarding their ability to identify and distinguish credible information from non-credible information; 3) understand if there are differences between students of regular education and professional education regarding their ability to identify and distinguish credible information from non-credible information; 4) identify the students' perception of the role of the school library in the development of skills to distinguish between credible and non-credible sources of information. The results allow us to conclude that students reveal essential knowledge to distinguish and select, in part, in-formation for their research work, although they still need training to develop these skills.

Keywords: information literacy; media literacy; digital literacy; reading; information sources.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEED.2025.143603

International Journal of Education Economics and Development, 2025 Vol.16 No.1/2, pp.52 - 61

Received: 22 May 2023
Accepted: 28 Jun 2023
Published online: 02 Jan 2025 *

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