Comparing climate science misconceptions with worldview and cognitive reflection suggests poor understanding and motivated reasoning among undergraduates
Comparing climate science misconceptions with worldview and cognitive reflection suggests poor understanding and motivated reasoning among undergraduates
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将气候科学误解与世界观和认知反思进行比较表明，本科生的理解和动机推理很差
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发表时间：
2021
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通讯作者：
Jennifer da Rosa
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Jennifer da Rosa
摘要本研究对美国五所大学的688名本科生的文化世界观与气候科学错误观念发生的关系进行了研究。使用世界观、错误概念和认知反思工具来测量受访者的文化世界观、气候科学错误概念使用三级诊断测试和认知反思能力。采用二元Logistic回归检验等级平等主义、个人主义社群主义和认知反思能力对气候科学十个常见错误概念的影响程度。分析表明，对气候变化科学的理解很低，而应对措施的确定性很高。对气候-天气混乱和全球变暖严重程度的误解与学习者的世界观有关。具有等级学习倾向的学习者错误地认为最近的气候变化是自然周期的结果，因此建议进行有动机的推理。某些气候科学的误解与学习者的认知反思能力有关，例如认为天气突然变化是气候变化的证据的误解，认为全球变暖是由臭氧层耗尽引起的误解，以及错误地认为可以通过限制排放到河流中的化学废物或不建造核电站来减少全球变暖。这项调查产生了一个新的发现和未来研究的领域：这项研究的受访者在他们的世界观、认知反思和气候科学误解方面存在显著的性别差异。建议包括在气候科学课堂上使用干预方法来提高数字技能和量化自我效能感，并通过驳斥文本来解决误解。
Abstract This survey study evaluated the relationship between cultural worldview and the occurrence of climate science misconceptions among 688 undergraduates at five colleges in the United States. The Worldview, Misconceptions, and Cognitive Reflection instrument was employed to measure respondents’ cultural worldview, climate science misconceptions using a three-tiered diagnostic test, and cognitive reflection ability. Binary logistic regression was used to test the extent to which hierarchy-egalitarianism, individualism-communitarianism, and cognitive reflection ability impacted the occurrence of ten common climate science misconceptions. Analysis revealed that the understanding of climate change science was low, while certainty of response was high. Misconceptions of climate-weather confusion and the magnitude of global warming were related to learners’ worldview. Motivated reasoning was suggested in hierarchist-leaning learners holding the misconception that recent climate changes are the result of natural cycles. Certain climate science misconceptions were related to learners’ cognitive reflection ability such as the misconception that sudden changes in weather are evidence of climate change, the misconception that global warming is caused by ozone layer depletion, and the misconception that global warming can be reduced by setting limitations on chemical waste released into rivers or by not building nuclear power plants. This investigation yielded an emergent finding and area of future research: respondents in this study differed significantly by gender in their worldview, cognitive reflection, and climate science misconceptions. Recommendations include using an intervention approach to boost numerical skills and quantitative self-efficacy in the climate science classroom, and addressing misconceptions with a refutation text.
快与慢的思考：跨时间尺度的优化分解
DOI：
10.1109/cdc.2017.8263834
发表时间：
2017
期刊：
56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
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作者：
Goel, Gautam;Chen, Niangjun;Wierman, Adam
通讯作者：
Wierman, Adam