CAREER:Investigating Critical Thinking In Multimedia Environments To Improve Public Utilization Of Science

研究者将调查流行媒体中背景在批判性思维中的作用（确保作者的观点得到证据的明确支持）。 日常批判性思考者的需求是什么？如何满足他们的需求？ 它将在这项研究的基础上开发工具和培训，并培训家长和教师使用这些工具。 然后，它将评估是否参与影响用户的做法。研究者将检查个人和社会的影响，科学信息从三个研究的进化科学的大学生和成年人的感知。 它将侧重于公众对人类基因组计划和人类学习战略的了解。该项目将利用网上论坛作为调查这些理解的工具。 教师和学生与网络的互动将进行评估，以确定是否需要信息工具，支持学生的策略和反思练习。

The investigator would investigate the role of context in critical thinking (making sure an author's points are clearly backed by evidence) across popular media. What are the needs of everyday critical thinkers and how can their needs be fulfilled? It will develop tools and training based on this research and train parents and teachers on the use of these tools. Then it will evaluate whether participation affects user practice.The researcher will examine the personal and social impact of scientific information from three studies of evolutionary science as perceived by college students and adults. It will concentrate on public understanding of the human genome project and human learning strategies. The project will use web-based forums as a vehicle for investigating these understandings. The interactions of teachers and students with the Web will be evaluated to determine whether informative tools that support student strategies and reflective exercises are needed.