Teaching about Our Climate Crisis: Combining Games and Critical Thinking to Fight Misinformation

Autor/in	Cook, John
Titel	Teaching about Our Climate Crisis: Combining Games and Critical Thinking to Fight Misinformation
Quelle	In: American Educator, 45 (2022) 4, S.12-19 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0148-432X
Schlagwörter	Climate; Misconceptions; Public Opinion; Resilience (Psychology); Teacher Role; Evidence Based Practice; Thinking Skills; Critical Thinking; Ethics; Logical Thinking; Teaching Methods; Video Games; Media Literacy; Environmental Education; Science Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Missverständnis; Öffentliche Meinung; Lehrerrolle; Denkfähigkeit; Kritisches Denken; Ethik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung
Abstract	The most obvious way that misinformation does damage is by causing people to believe misconceptions or reducing belief in accurate facts. One experiment found that just a handful of cherry-picked statistics about climate change confused people and reduced their acceptance that climate change was happening. After being shown the misinformation, they also become less supportive of action to reduce climate change. Other, more subtle impacts of misinformation are also dangerous, such as eroding trust in scientific institutions and scientists. While studying how misinformation does damage, scientists have also researched and developed approaches to help build the public's resilience against misinformation. Teachers are in a powerful position to implement these evidence-based strategies--not only playing a pivotal role in building students' resilience but also providing deeper, more engaging science education that equips students with sorely needed critical-thinking skills. Much of this article is devoted to sharing those strategies so that teachers and students can effectively counter misinformation. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4420; e-mail: ae@aft.org; Web site: http://www.aft.org/newspubs/periodicals/ae
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01