Engagement is one of the hottest research topics in the field of educational psychology.
Research shows that multifarious benefits occur when students are engaged in their own …

Many publics remain divided about the existence and consequences of anthropogenic
climate change despite scientific consensus. A popular approach to climate change …

When individuals have questions about scientific issues, they often search the Internet.
Evaluating sources of information and claims they find has become more difficult in the post …

Our technological, information-rich society thrives because of scientific thinking. However, a
comprehensive theory of the development of scientific thinking remains elusive. Building on …

This chapter offers an integrated review and discussion of the major advances in theory and
practice in the area of literacy, with particular focus on the work since 2014 onward. For the …

Plausibility judgments rarely have been addressed empirically in conceptual change
research. Recent research, however, suggests that these judgments may be pivotal to …

Developing critical processing of online information is one important mission of schooling in
the 21st century. However, science teachers often lack an instructional tool they can …

The relationship between climate change understanding and other variables, including risk
perception, beliefs, and worldviews, is an important consideration as we work to increase …

The need for public understanding of science is especially critical in today's society when
citizens frequently confront complex, conflicting information on challenging topics. This …

What is the relationship between political stability, trust, and source effects on support for
public policies? In this article, we examine how source type (and the trust respondents have …