Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: People often make analytical errors when reasoning about scientific findings, affecting their ability to make well-informed decisions in everyday life.A specific error often noted is making a causal claim from correlational evidence.This study investigated the thought processes involved when students reason about causal claims found in news media reports.What do students notice, or fail to notice, about causal claims in scientific studies?Can analytical thinking be improved by instruction clarifying the nature of causal versus correlational evidence?We
Author: Harrington, Michael
Institution: University of Michigan
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3198390860