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Tufan Inaltekin; Ugur Akbaba – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2024
The purpose of this study is to reveal middle school students' model understanding and information sources of incorrect model related to basic astronomy topics included in the Turkish middle school science curriculum. The study is a descriptive study focusing on qualitative data. The sample of the study includes 197 students (aged 12-13) attending…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Science Education
Robert W. Danielson; Neil G. Jacobson; Erika A. Patall; Gale M. Sinatra; Olusola O. Adesope; Alana A. U. Kennedy; Bethany H. Bhat; Onur Ramazan; Blessing Akinrotimi; Gabriel Nketah; Gan Jin; Oluwafemi J. Sunday – Educational Psychologist, 2025
Misinformation around scientific issues is rampant on social media platforms, raising concerns among educators and science communicators. A variety of approaches have been explored to confront this growing threat to science literacy. For example, refutations have been used both proactively as warning labels and in attempts to inoculate against…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Scientific Research, Social Media, Scientific Literacy
Robert W. Danielson; Benjamin C. Heddy; Onur Ramazan; Gan Jin; Kanvarbir S. Gill; Danielle N. Berry – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Misinformation has been extensively studied as both maliciously intended propaganda and accidentally experienced incorrect assumptions. We contend that "conceptual contamination" is the process by which the learning of incorrect information interferes, pollutes, or otherwise disrupts the learning of correct information. This is similar…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Propaganda, Deception, Misconceptions