ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a systematic review of instructional materials and programs that intend to foster students' information-problem solving (IPS) skills, especially the skill of evaluating the trustworthiness of sources and information. It focuses on review on which instructional design principles are used in developing effective instructional materials or programs. The chapter elaborates on the construct of information-problem solving and discusses the instructional design principles presented by Merrill. It also reviews studies in which students in primary and secondary education were trained in IPS, specifically in skills concerning the evaluation of sources and information. The IPS-I model describes the process and the skills that are involved in solving information-based problems. Research has repeatedly shown that these IPS skills on the Internet are underdeveloped at all levels of education, as well as overestimated by students. A systematic literature search was conducted within the academic databases Academic Search Elite, PsycINFO, ERIC, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.
