Transforming Confirmation Bias to Generate Critical Consciousness in News/Information Literacy and Social Science Courses

Transforming Confirmation Bias to Generate Critical Consciousness in News/Information Literacy and Social Science Courses

This paper synthesizes theory and research on confirmation bias (CB), curiosity, and news/information literacy education with the goal of understanding how helping students critique their tendency to engage in CB spurs curiosity and critical...

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Main Author: James H. Wittebols
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2020-09-01
Series:Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Subjects:
confirmation bias
curiosity
critical information literacy
social science courses
higher education
préjugés de confirmation
curiosité
littératie critique des nouvelles
cours de sciences sociales
enseignement supérieur
Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjsotl_rcacea/article/view/9472/8795

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