What about Online Information in Web 2.0 Era? A Research Proposal about Critical Thinking Strategies Mobilized by Learners at the Gate of University

Abstract

This research project aims to obtain an overview on learners critical thinking strategies throughout a connectivist pedagogical scenario in order to evaluate learners' Metaliteracy (i.e. information literacy), specifically with regard to information critical thinking strategies and evaluation skills on social media platforms.To this end, our goal is to develop a mixed methodology, framed by a social cognitive learning epistemology in the context of which critical thinking is interpreted as a cognitive self-regulation strategy. Eventually, the study could provide the educational environment some tools to support learners, especially when it comes to plagiarism and sources quality problems.