{"product_id":"misinformation-and-fake-news-in-education-hardcover","title":"Misinformation and Fake News in Education - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePanayiota Kendeou\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel H. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMatthew T. McCrudden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, like no other time in our history, the threat of misinformation and disinformation is at an all-time high. This is also true in the field of Education. Misinformation refers to false information shared by a source who intends to inform, but is unaware that the information is false, such as when an educator who recommends the use of a learning strategy that is not actually beneficial. Disinformation is false information shared by a source who has the intent to deceive and is aware that the information is false, such as when a politician claim that high-stakes testing will fix K-12 education when in fact there is no evidence to support this practice. This book provides recent examples of how misinformation and disinformation manifest in the field of education and remedies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSection One, Susceptibility to Misinformation\u003c\/em\u003e, focuses on factors that influence the endorsement and persistence of misinformation. This section will include chapters on: the appeal and persistence of \"zombie concepts\" in education; learner and message factors that underlie the adoption of misinformation in the context of the newly proposed Likelihood of Adoption Model; cognitive and motivational factors that contribute to misinformation revision failure; cognitive biases and bias transfer in criminal justice training; the influence of conspiratorial and political ideation on the use of misinformation; and, how educational culture and policy has historically given rise to quackery in education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSection Two, Practices in the Service of Reducing Misinformation in Education\u003c\/em\u003e, focuses on practices aimed at reducing the impact of misinformation, and includes chapters on: misinformation in the education of children with ASD and its influence on educational and intervention practices; the promise of using dynamical systems and computational linguistics to model the spread of misinformation; systematic attempts to reduce misinformation in psychology and education both in and out of the classroom; and the potential perils of constructivism in the classroom, as well as the teaching of critical thinking. Each section has a discussion chapter that explicates emerging themes and lessons learned and fruitful avenues for future research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729414262847,"sku":"9781641138529","price":225.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2511d9254ccd7f2a3cfbe08915ede981.webp?v=1765122104","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/misinformation-and-fake-news-in-education-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}