The role of reading skills in the evaluation of online information gathered from search engine environments
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Highlights：
• Reading skills on word, sentence, and text level predicted students' link selection.
• Reading skills allowed for better selection as links became more distinctive.
• Students selected more adequate links if they accessed further information.
• Reading skills facilitated the evaluation when further information was accessed.
• Reading skills increased the probability of seeking additional information.
摘要
•Reading skills on word, sentence, and text level predicted students' link selection.•Reading skills allowed for better selection as links became more distinctive.•Students selected more adequate links if they accessed further information.•Reading skills facilitated the evaluation when further information was accessed.•Reading skills increased the probability of seeking additional information.
论文关键词：Evaluating online information,Link selection,Reading,Information distinctiveness,Navigation behavior
论文评审过程：Received 16 April 2017, Revised 2 October 2017, Accepted 5 October 2017, Available online 6 October 2017, Version of Record 12 October 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.004
