Media sources, credibility, and perceptions of science: Learning about how people learn about science

Takahashi, Bruno; Tandoc, Edson C.

doi:10.1177/0963662515574986

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“…Members of the general public with less interest in science may have a more difficult time gleaning scientific knowledge from the media than those with more interest (Takahashi and Tandoc, 2015). When considering their responsibility as scientists to communicate new results to the public (Fischhoff, 2013;Kueffer and Larson, 2014), VR researchers working in clinical applications must be careful to avoid language that might give false hope to patients.…”

Section: Vr Researchers Aiming At New Clinical Applications Should Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recommendations for Good Scientific Practice and the Consumers of VR-Technology

2016

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The goal of this article is to present a first list of ethical concerns that may arise from research and personal use of virtual reality (VR) and related technology, and to offer concrete recommendations for minimizing those risks. Many of the recommendations call for focused research initiatives. In the first part of the article, we discuss the relevant evidence from psychology that motivates our concerns. In Section "Plasticity in the Human Mind," we cover some of the main results suggesting that one's environment can influence one's psychological states, as well as recent work on inducing illusions of embodiment. Then, in Section "Illusions of Embodiment and Their Lasting Effect," we go on to discuss recent evidence indicating that immersion in VR can have psychological effects that last after leaving the virtual environment. In the second part of the article, we turn to the risks and recommendations. We begin, in Section "The Research Ethics of VR," with the research ethics of VR, covering six main topics: the limits of experimental environments, informed consent, clinical risks, dual-use, online research, and a general point about the limitations of a code of conduct for research. Then, in Section "Risks for Individuals and Society," we turn to the risks of VR for the general public, covering four main topics: long-term immersion, neglect of the social and physical environment, risky content, and privacy. We offer concrete recommendations for each of these 10 topics, summarized in Table 1.

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“…Mass media and internet usage are also the factors that cause learning difficulties experienced by students (Chu, 2014;Takahashi & Tandoc, 2016). This can be indicated from the students' activities.…”

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Learning Difficulties of the 5th Grade Elementary School Students in Learning Human and Animal Body Organs

Maryani

Husna

Wangid

et al. 2018

JPII

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Natural Science is an elementary school subject that requires students to organize ideas and concepts about the natural world gained from experiences through a series of scientific processes such as investigating, composing, and presenting ideas. The high complexity causes many cases of learning difficulties. This study aims to diagnose the learning difficulties that occur on 5th-grade elementary school students. The research was conducted in Muhammadiyah Pakem Elementary School, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Regency. The subjects were 29 of 5th-grade elementary students. Data collection techniques were interviews, tests, and documentation. Data analysis techniques were descriptive statistic as a quantitative analysis and interactive model as a qualitative analysis. The learning difficulties were diagnosed by describing the students who were identified having learning difficulties; localizing the difficulties; and determining the factors that cause learning difficulties. The results showed that the difficulties experienced by students were in basic competence 1.1-1.5 (human blood circulation organs). The average percentage of students' learning difficulties in Basic Competence 1.1 was 48%; Basic Competence 1.2 was 51.1%; Basic Competence 1.3 was 57.6%; Basic Competence. 1.4 is 64.7%; and Basic Competence 1.5 is 53.7%. The highest percentage of learning difficulties was in Basic Competence 1.4 (identifying human circulatory organs). It was caused by the students' low attention and motivation to learn natural science, the imprecise teaching methods, the parents' attention, and the negative influence of mass media.

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“…With the example of issues related to Stimulus-Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotency (STAP) cells [6], scientific news reporting via television tends to prioritize sensationalism over accurate scientific information. A previous study reported that there is no association between information acquisition via television and scientific knowledge, although information acquisition via the Internet is associated with scientific knowledge [7].…”

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Ordinary Citizens? Expectations for Regenerative Medicine and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Researches in Japan

Takimoto¹,

Nakazawa²,

Tsuchiya³

et al. 2017

J Clin Res Bioeth

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Objective: In order to examine people's expectations for regenerative medicine and iPS cells researches in Japan, we conducted an attitude survey not only among ordinary citizens but also among patients with age-related macular degeneration.Methods: 2,656 ordinary citizens, 445 age-related macular degeneration patients, and families of 210 agerelated macular degeneration patients answered 5 question items.Results: Knowledge of iPS cell research, expectations for treatment using iPS cells, and Information acquisition of studies using iPS cells were significantly higher among patients and their families, in comparison with citizens. Regarding iPS cells researches, the ordinary citizens were favor of promoting development of therapeutic drugs for intractable diseases rather than "organ regeneration, including the liver and kidney" and "creation of sperm and ova for assisted reproductive technology". Conclusions:Expectations for regenerative medicine, using iPS cells, were greater both among individuals involved in the disease and ordinary citizens. Especially, they count on development of therapeutic drugs for intractable diseases.

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Media sources, credibility, and perceptions of science: Learning about how people learn about science

Cited by 76 publications

References 64 publications

Recommendations for Good Scientific Practice and the Consumers of VR-Technology

Recommendations for Good Scientific Practice and the Consumers of VR-Technology

Learning Difficulties of the 5th Grade Elementary School Students in Learning Human and Animal Body Organs

Ordinary Citizens? Expectations for Regenerative Medicine and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Researches in Japan

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