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Matsumoto, David; Hwang, Hyisung C. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
This study examined the effect of a principle of social influence--authority--on the informational elements in an investigative interview. Community participants told the truth or lied about a mock crime in a high or low authority context. Informational elements were coded from their oral responses in the interviews and written responses in a…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Interviews, Ethics, Deception
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Cho, Byeong-Young; Woodward, Lindsay; Li, Dan – Reading Research Quarterly, 2018
This study examines how the beliefs that adolescent readers hold about knowledge and knowing are activated during online reading. The research questions center on the pattern of these readers' epistemic processes through which more or less productive learning occurs. High school students performed a critical online reading task on a controversial…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Epistemology, Student Attitudes, Task Analysis
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Talbott, Elizabeth; Maggin, Daniel M.; Van Acker, Eryn Y.; Kumm, Skip – Exceptionality, 2018
Reviews of research in special education have a unique place in the scientific literature, with the potential to inform a broad audience about the effectiveness and acceptability of assessment and intervention strategies for a heterogeneous group of children and youth. Results from reviews are useful to school leaders, practitioners, parents,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Research, Educational Quality, Educational Indicators
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Gu, Xiaoqing; Wang, Chunli; Lin, Lin – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
This study aims to evaluate the impact of new media on scientific literacy. Content analysis with a coding scheme was performed on 42 filtered websites and 20 microblogs to analyze the role of new media in disseminating scientific knowledge. The results showed that the quality of science-oriented websites was higher than that of microblogs.…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Content Analysis, Web Sites, Coding
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Smith, Hollie; Menezes, Sunshine; Gilbert, Christine – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2018
A small number of programs provide training on scientific and environmental topics to early- and midcareer journalists across the globe. Yet there are questions about the effectiveness of these programs: Do they make a difference in science reporting quality or quantity? What aspects of training are most impactful? Do journalists find the training…
Descriptors: Science Education, Environmental Education, Journalism, Scientific and Technical Information
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Butts, Stefani A.; Kayukwa, Annette; Langlie, Jake; Rodriguez, Violeta J.; Alcaide, Maria L.; Chitalu, Ndashi; Weiss, Stephen M.; Jones, Deborah L. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2018
In sub-Saharan Africa, young women are at the highest risk of HIV infection. Comprehensive sexuality education and open parent-child communication about sex have been shown to mitigate risky sexual practices associated with HIV. This study aimed to identify sources of HIV prevention knowledge among young women aged 10-14 years and community-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Adolescents, Females