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Källkritik på Internet: En kvalitativ studie av den källkritiska medvetenheten hos gymnasieelever på samhällsprogrammet
Dalarna University, School of Education and Humanities, Educational Work.
Dalarna University, School of Education and Humanities, Educational Work.
2008 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor)Student thesis
Abstract [sv]

This essay is an ideographic study over the capacity of high school students to use the Internet with source criticism, and their attitudes towards this media. It’s a qualitative study whose main purpose is to seek out how the students reflect upon the problems facing them when searching facts and information over the internet. The focus group is six 18 year old high school students, who are studying in a normal sized town in the middle of Sweden, and are about to finish their studies in the program for social sciences. The study was made through interviews, one on one with the students, The results of the analysis have shown that even if students not necessarily use a pre meditated method when searching for information over the internet, they do have a basic understanding of the matter, especially concerning the nature of the source, who published it and why. Not all students made any thorough comparison with other, already established media, such as TV or books, but the analysis made it clear that they more or less deliberately saw the established media as more trustworthy in general. Individuals publishing on the internet, such as bloggers and Wikipedia, are seen with the utmost skepticism while public institutions such as universities and public service TV, are generally trusted as being honest and objective, also when publishing on the internet.

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Falun, 2008. , p. 54
Keywords [sv]
Internet, source criticism, students’ capabilities
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-3264OAI: oai:dalea.du.se:3264DiVA, id: diva2:518409
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Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2008-05-28 Created: 2008-05-28 Last updated: 2012-04-24Bibliographically approved

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