For Monday, 1/9/16, read the following 3 articles. What do you think journalists and news organizations should do to ensure accurate news? How about readers? How big of a problem is this and why?
Come up with a minimum of 5 questions for next Friday's Socratic Seminar. Note a minimum of 10 points in total (you can have more) that you might use in the Socratic Seminar), along with a citation of the source for your note (e.g. From article ***, paragraph ***). You are also welcome to find other sources. Not Talking Politics Here, But Americans Believe Some Crazy Things Washington Post's Vermont News Disaster How Fake News Goes Viral |
For Tuesday, 1/10/16, read the following 3 articles. What can you do as a young adult to ensure you are well-informed and discerning? Do you care? Come up with a minimum of 3 questions and 5 citations from these articles.
And, finally, by Thursday, 1/12/16, read the following 2 articles. Compare and contrast these articles and this issue with that of fake news. How are fake news and the issues with published research and "facts" related to one another? Come up with a minimum of 3 questions and 5 citations from these articles.
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Validity and Reliability Articles for Jan 16 - 20
Click here for the main article. Note that there are several pages, so continue through the purple arrows to subsequent pages.
Click here for validity and reliability exemplified in educational research.
Click here for an article on understanding validity and reliability in qualitative research.
Click here for the main article. Note that there are several pages, so continue through the purple arrows to subsequent pages.
Click here for validity and reliability exemplified in educational research.
Click here for an article on understanding validity and reliability in qualitative research.
Articles for reading later in the semester:
How to Seriously Read Science
The Man Who Studies the Spread of Ignorance
One Reason So Many Scientific Studies May Be Wrong