The effectiveness of refutation texts to correct misconceptions among educators.
J Exp Psychol Appl
; 26(3): 411-421, 2020 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31971418
ABSTRACT
Teachers around the world hold a considerable number of misconceptions about education. Consequently, schools can become epicenters for dubious practices that might jeopardize the quality of teaching and negatively influence students' wellbeing. The main objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of refutation texts in the correction of erroneous ideas among in-service teachers. The results of Experiment 1 indicate that refutation texts can be an effective means to correct false ideas among educators, even for strongly endorsed misconceptions. However, the results of Experiment 2 suggest that these effects may be short-lived. Furthermore, attempts to correct misconceptions seemed to have no beneficial effect on teachers' intention to implement educational practices that are based on those erroneous beliefs. The implications of these results for the training of preservice and in-service teachers are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comunicação
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Intenção
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Prática Clínica Baseada em Evidências
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Professores Escolares
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Exp Psychol Appl
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article