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Direct linkMichal, Audrey L.; Zhong, Yiwen; Shah, Priti – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2021
Today's citizens are expected to use evidence, frequently presented in the media, to inform decisions about health, behavior, and public policy. However, science misinformation is ubiquitous in the media, making it difficult to apply research appropriately. Across two experiments, we addressed how anecdotes and prior beliefs impact readers'…
Descriptors: Evidence, Decision Making, Beliefs, Mass Media
Download full textMichal, Audrey L.; Zhong, Yiwen; Shah, Priti – Grantee Submission, 2021
Today's citizens are expected to use evidence, frequently presented in the media, to inform decisions about health, behavior, and public policy. However, science misinformation is ubiquitous in the media, making it difficult to apply research appropriately. Across two experiments, we addressed how anecdotes and prior beliefs impact readers'…
Descriptors: Evidence, Decision Making, Beliefs, Mass Media
Neff, Paula Kleintjes; Weiss, Nicole M.; Middlesworth, Laura; Wierich, Joseph; Beilke, Elizabeth; Lee, Jacqueline; Rohlinger, Spencer; Pletzer, Joshua – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2017
Despite the volume of research published and pedagogy practiced in conservation biology, there is little assessment of the effectiveness of pedagogical techniques for improving undergraduate conservation literacy and student engagement. We evaluated student responses (2009-2011) to reading "Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations" by…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Scientific Literacy, Scientific and Technical Information, Biology
Courtney, Arielle; Schneider, Ingrid E. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
Effective science delivery to practitioners can improve recreation experiences and environmental educational outcomes. This project explored U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service recreation personnel's research-based information sources, constraints to access and use of research, and opinions about how to improve science delivery to…
Descriptors: Technology Transfer, Recreation, Government Employees, Information Sources
Zhang, Yuening – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2017
Although scholarship has addressed issues around serving international students in U.S. and Canadian libraries, reports on how Chinese graduate students use information in Chinese universities, especially for a particular discipline, are rare. In this study, the author interviewed 15 graduate students and researchers in a top-ranked chemistry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Researchers, Chemistry
Flynn, Alison B.; Amellal, Delphine G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Chemical information literacy is an essential skillset for navigating, evaluating, and using the wealth of print and online information. Accordingly, efforts are underway to improve students' acquisition and mastery of this skillset. However, less is known about students' abilities related to finding and using chemical information to solve…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Organic Chemistry, Problem Solving, Scientific and Technical Information
