Alamir Novin
ABSTRACT
At the heart of this research is the role freedom of speech and freedom of access plays in the information era. Prior research found that while our access to information is rising, so is our level of spreading misinformation. This research will build on these prior studies to argue that our biases lead us to share less meaningful knowledge constructs. To tackle this problem this study integrates the fields of Human-Computer Interactions (to study our implicit biases), Social Network Analysis (to research the spread of biases), Information Visualization (to study the representation of bias) and Collaborative Information Behaviour (to observe the dialogical reconciliation of biases). The research will build on prior research to explore how students contextualize the various biases in the science controversies that they encounter online. Two objectives have been set to be accomplished by the end of this research: 1) develop a strategy for classrooms to equip students with skills for evaluating online science information and 2) develop recommendations for how online interfaces can present information that contextualizes conflicting information in a science controversy.
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Index Terms
- Missing Information in the Classroom and Misinformed by the Crowd: Developing Analytical Skills for Understanding Online Controversies
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