View change about socio-scientific issues has been well studied in the literature, but the change in the complexity of those views has not. In the current study, the change in the complexity of views about a specific scientific topic (i.e. genetically modified organisms; GMOs) and use of evidence in explaining those views was examined in relation to individual factors and type of text (informational, persuasive, or narrative). Undergraduate students completed measures of their prior views about GMOs their epistemic beliefs about the nature of science, and activities related to food consumption. Participants then read either an informational, persuasive, or narrative passage about GMOs and again answered a question related to their views abo...
honors thesisCollege of HumanitiesWriting & Rhetoric StudiesMaureen MathisonBecause of a recent decr...
Analyses of how students and a professor in an introductory university biotechnology course justify ...
Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is a popular socio-scientific issue today and views on this issu...
Observational studies have shown that educational attainment is related to heightened consumer perce...
This paper presents results from a study with the following research questions: Are pupils' opinions...
This study investigated whether source information attached to texts influences multiple-text compre...
Genetically modified foods and crops are a topic of heated debate in the United States. As with all ...
Genetically modified foods and crops are a topic of heated debate in the United States. As with all ...
Previous research has reported strong consumer perception that genetically modified (GM) food crops ...
Biotechnology, which includes genetic modification (GM), is often considered to be a controversial t...
Scholars are divided over whether communicating to the public the existence of scientific consensus ...
This study focuses on the influence of high school students' (10th and 11th grade) epistemological u...
Genetically modified (GM) foods are often met with harsh public opposition, though little research h...
Abstract This study explores information framing effects by comparing the effectiveness of using log...
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can help feed the world using fewer resources, but there is si...
honors thesisCollege of HumanitiesWriting & Rhetoric StudiesMaureen MathisonBecause of a recent decr...
Analyses of how students and a professor in an introductory university biotechnology course justify ...
Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is a popular socio-scientific issue today and views on this issu...
Observational studies have shown that educational attainment is related to heightened consumer perce...
This paper presents results from a study with the following research questions: Are pupils' opinions...
This study investigated whether source information attached to texts influences multiple-text compre...
Genetically modified foods and crops are a topic of heated debate in the United States. As with all ...
Genetically modified foods and crops are a topic of heated debate in the United States. As with all ...
Previous research has reported strong consumer perception that genetically modified (GM) food crops ...
Biotechnology, which includes genetic modification (GM), is often considered to be a controversial t...
Scholars are divided over whether communicating to the public the existence of scientific consensus ...
This study focuses on the influence of high school students' (10th and 11th grade) epistemological u...
Genetically modified (GM) foods are often met with harsh public opposition, though little research h...
Abstract This study explores information framing effects by comparing the effectiveness of using log...
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can help feed the world using fewer resources, but there is si...
honors thesisCollege of HumanitiesWriting & Rhetoric StudiesMaureen MathisonBecause of a recent decr...
Analyses of how students and a professor in an introductory university biotechnology course justify ...
Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is a popular socio-scientific issue today and views on this issu...