Acquisition and promotion of critical online reasoning skills – analyses among students in professional/practical year/studies in medicine, law, and teaching
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This dissertation explores the development and promotion of critical online reasoning (COR) skills among medical students in their clinical year, as well as law and teacher education trainees in Germany. Given the challenges posed by digitalization and the accompanying increase in online information, the ability to identify and critically evaluate trustworthy information is deemed essential for evidence-based practice in these professions. Through four sub-studies, the current state of COR competencies, as well as the need and feasibility of targeted digital training interventions, are examined. The findings highlight the necessity for better integration of COR into academic curricula and indicate that targeted digital training programs can be promising approaches to enhancing these skills.