Good post on the difference between general reading strategies and disciplinary literacy. Both are important, and we have to teach both. CLICK
Author Archives: Jeff Greene
CLICK in the news!
Here’s an op-ed on digital literacy written by Jeff Greene and Vic Deekens. Exciting to see our work reaching a broader audience! CLICK
Falling prey to misinformation
Great summary of an important article on how we process inaccurate information. CLICK
Epistemic Cognition in the (Fake) News!
There has been an incredible increase in public concerns about the legitimacy of online news, and people’s (in)ability to enact the epistemic cognition necessary to successfully deal with these online sources. This is what we study here at CLICK. This article is a great example of the kinds of challenges online learners face, and how our research mission is so vital. CLICK
Truth and the Internet
This is a great article on the challenges we study in the CLICK lab. CLICK
Public Understanding of Science
It’s a critical modern issue, and this video has two of the top scholars on the topic. Well-worth a watch. CLICK
Brain games: If only it were so easy.
It would be great if improving transfer, critical thinking, and other higher-order cognitive processing was as simple as playing some games. Sadly, the evidence says it is not. CLICK
Think like Shakespeare
Long, but worth the read. CLICK
Clean your data!
Good example of what can happen when you’re not careful with data cleaning. It’s an under appreciated, essential aspect of research. CLICK
Doing your homework on homework research
Thankfully, there’s good research out there on what homework can do, and how to use it effectively. CLICK