Misinformation and fake news in education

• Other Authors: Kendeou, Panayiota (Editor), Robinson, Daniel H. (Editor), McCrudden, Matthew T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019.
• Series: Current perspectives on cognition, learning, and instruction.
• Subjects: Communication in education.; Information literacy > Study and teaching.; Fake news.; Common fallacies.; Education > Aims and objectives.; Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.; Educational strategies and policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806606313
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-64113-853-6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 328 pages) : illustrations
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Today, like no other time in our history, the threat of misinformation and disinformation is at an all-time high. This is also true in the field of Education. Misinformation refers to false information shared by a source who intends to inform, but is unaware that the information is false, such as when an educator who recommends the use of a learning strategy that is not actually beneficial. Disinformation is false information shared by a source who has the intent to deceive and is aware that the information is false, such as when a politician claim that high-stakes testing will fix K-12 education when in fact there is no evidence to support this practice. This book provides recent examples of how misinformation and disinformation manifest in the field of education and remedies.