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The Relationships Between Classroom Practices, Critical Thinking, and Fake News Behaviors: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (102474)
Session Chair: Junghwa Suh
Thursday, 26 March 2026 15:10
Session: Session 4
Room: Room 605 (6F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
This study, utilizing structural equation modeling, investigated the relationships between classroom practices, critical thinking skills, fake news detection, and the tendency to share fake news among college students. The purpose of the research was to understand how effective classroom strategies enhance critical thinking, which in turn improved students’ abilities to navigate misinformation in today’s digital landscape. Participants included 320 students from a private comprehensive university in North Taiwan.
The study utilized four scales:
1. The Classroom Practices Scale, which included encouraging student explanation and justification (6 items), promoting collaborative problem-solving (5 items), and encouraging reflection and self-assessment (6 items);
2. The Critical Thinking Scale, comprising gathering information and supporting a position (7 items), planning and organizing information (6 items), and openness to different ideas (8 items);
3. The Fake News Detection Scale (6 items); and
4. The Tendency to Share Fake News Scale (6 items).
Key findings revealed that promoting collaborative problem-solving showed the largest unique effect on gathering information and supporting a position (β = .404, p < .001). Additionally, gathering information and supporting a position was found to be the strongest predictor of fake news detection skills (β = .451, p < .001). Interestingly, planning and organizing information emerged as the strongest predictor of the tendency to share fake news (β = .427, p < .001), which was counterintuitive to expectations and merits further examination.
The implications of this study highlight the importance of integrating effective classroom practices into educational curricula to equip students with the necessary skills to critically evaluate information and reduce the likelihood of sharing fake news, ultimately contributing to a more informed and responsible society.
Authors:
Jui-Jung Tsao, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Jui-Jung Tsao is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Ming Chuan University in Taiwan
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