University Students' Interpretation of Media Reports of Science and its Relationship to Background Knowledge, Interest, and Reading Difficulty

By S. Norris, L. Phillips, Connie A. Korpan. 2003

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The Nature of Elementary Student Science Discourse in the Context of the Science Writing Heuristic Approach (2010, background): “Given studies of student understandings of the nature of science, it is not surprising that high school and university students have difficulties interpreting scientific arguments in the popular media, a skill critical to scientific literacy (Norris & Phillips, 1994; Norris et al., 2003).”
The Use of Newspaper Articles as a Tool to Develop Critical Thinking in Science Classes (2013, background): “…focuses on students, analysing their perceptions and understanding of science from newspapers (Halkia & Mantzouridis, 2005; Korpan et al., 1997; Norris et al., 2003; Phillips & Norris, 1999; Ratcliffe, 1999; Ratcliffe & Grace, 2003) and other research is based on teachers, their perceptions…”
Source Evaluation, Comprehension, and Learning in Internet Science Inquiry Tasks (2009, background): “…claims from evidence, and evidence from conclusions, and tend to pay relatively little attention to source information (Azevedo & Cromley, 2004; Brem et al., 2001; Chinn & Malhotra, 2002; Korpan, Bisanz, Bisanz, & Henderson, 1997; Norris, Phillips, & Korpan, 2003; Stadtler & Bromme, 2007).”