Confirmation Bias, Critical Thinking, and the Impact of Informed Perspectives
Track
Research Proposal / Learning Theories and Pedagogy
Abstract
Key to adult development is analyzing and synthesizing multiple perspectives to develop informed opinions. This research explores the impact of students’ beliefs about a controversial topic on their perception of text. Students completed an anticipation guide before reading a set of primary source documents with conservative or liberal interpretations of images and/or information. After small-group discussion over shared materials, students marked an opinion spectrum, ranging from the liberal to conservative. At the top, students marked their opinion; at the bottom, they marked the opinion represented by the information in the articles. Conclusions and implications for practice will be discussed.
Session Format
Poster Session
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Amos, Michelle L., "Confirmation Bias, Critical Thinking, and the Impact of Informed Perspectives" (2017). SoTL Commons Conference. 17.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2017/17
Confirmation Bias, Critical Thinking, and the Impact of Informed Perspectives
Key to adult development is analyzing and synthesizing multiple perspectives to develop informed opinions. This research explores the impact of students’ beliefs about a controversial topic on their perception of text. Students completed an anticipation guide before reading a set of primary source documents with conservative or liberal interpretations of images and/or information. After small-group discussion over shared materials, students marked an opinion spectrum, ranging from the liberal to conservative. At the top, students marked their opinion; at the bottom, they marked the opinion represented by the information in the articles. Conclusions and implications for practice will be discussed.
