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Shiralkar, Prashant – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Misinformation and rumors have become rampant on online social platforms with adverse consequences for the real world. Fact-checking efforts are needed to mitigate the risks associated with the spread of digital misinformation. However, the pace at which information is generated online limits the capacity to fact-check claims at the same rate…
Descriptors: Social Media, Audits (Verification), Information Dissemination, Misconceptions
Betz, Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Climate scientists agree that (a) human activity is a significant driver of recent climate change, and (b) climate change is a danger to humanity. However, the general public accepts the former point, but rejects the latter. Thus, climate experts and the general public diverge in their understanding of the relationship between humans and climate…
Descriptors: Climate, Correlation, Environment, Intuition
Wielard, Valerie Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The primary objective of this project was to learn what effect a computer program would have on academic achievement and attitude toward science of college students enrolled in a biology class for non-science majors. It became apparent that the instructor also had an effect on attitudes toward science. The researcher designed a computer program,…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Constructivism (Learning), College Science, Biology
Merrill, Margaret L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
To support and improve effective science teaching, educators need methods to reveal student understandings and misconceptions of science concepts and to offer all students an opportunity to reflect on their own knowledge construction and organization. Students can benefit by engaging in scientific activities in which they build personal…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Concept Mapping, Elementary School Science