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Think before You Share: Building a Civic Media Literacy Framework for Everyday Contexts
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Middaugh, Ellen; Bell, Sherry; Kornbluh, Mariah – Information and Learning Sciences, 2022
Purpose: In response to concerns about fake news (Allcott et al., 2019) and polarization (Wollebaek et al., 2019), youth media literacy interventions have emerged to teach strategies for assessing credibility of online news (McGrew et al., 2018) and producing media to mobilize others for civic goals (Kahne et al., 2016). However, in light of…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Information Literacy, Protocol Analysis, Adolescents
Template for Teaching and Assessment of Problem Solving in Introductory Physics
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Burkholder, E. W.; Miles, J. K.; Layden, T. J.; Wang, K. D.; Fritz, A. V.; Wieman, C. E. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
We introduce a template to (i) scaffold the problem solving process for students in the physics 1 course, and (ii) serve as a generic rubric for measuring how expertlike students are in their problem solving. This template is based on empirical studies of the problem solving practices of expert scientists and engineers, unlike most existing…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses
New Multiple-Choice Measures of Historical Thinking: An Investigation of Cognitive Validity
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Smith, Mark D. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2018
History education scholars have recognized the need for test validity research in recent years and have called for empirical studies that explore how to best measure historical thinking processes. The present study was designed to help answer this call and to provide a model that others can adapt to carry this line of research forward. It employed…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Multiple Choice Tests, Cognitive Tests, Protocol Analysis
Comparing Metacognition Assessments of Mathematics in Academically Talented Students
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Young, Adena E.; Worrell, Frank C. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2018
Two studies were conducted to examine and compare the construct validity of scores on the Junior Metacognition Awareness Inventory (JMAI) and problem-solving interview protocols. Participants consisted of 183 middle and high school students attending a university summer program for academically talented youth. Study 1 results indicated that JMAI…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Metacognition, Mathematics Instruction, Academically Gifted
Ingenuity in Action: Connecting Tinkering to Engineering Design Processes
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Wang, Jennifer; Werner-Avidon, Maia; Newton, Lisa; Randol, Scott; Smith, Brooke; Walker, Gretchen – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2013
The Lawrence Hall of Science, a science center, seeks to replicate real-world engineering at the "Ingenuity in Action" exhibit, which consists of three open-ended challenges. These problems encourage children to engage in engineering design processes and problem-solving techniques through tinkering. We observed and interviewed 112…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Engineering Education, Design, Exhibits
Developing Critical Thinking Skills through the Use of Guided Laboratory Activities
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Croner, Patrick – Science Education Review, 2003
In a study to evaluate an approach for improving the critical thinking skills of middle school science students, 60 students were given the assignment of completing three guided laboratory activities and writing a report for each. In writing their reports, students were expected to identify the manipulated variable, identify the responding…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Science Activities, Middle School Students