The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students

Argumentation is a rational way to carry out discussions, which requires the production of a discourse that defines and justifies a certain point of view. It is considered essential in the educational field due to its epistemic potential. Confirmation bias, considered as a factor that interferes wit...

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Autor principal: Tuzinkievicz, María Agustina
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Publicado: IRICE (CONICET-UNR) 2021
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confirmation bias
university students
graphs
argumentation
sesgo confirmatorio
estudiantes universitarios
gráficos
argumentación
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spelling I15-R240-article-13082021-02-23T15:04:25Z The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students El efecto del tipo de información sobre el sesgo confirmatorio producido por estudiantes universitarios ingresantes y avanzados Tuzinkievicz, María Agustina confirmation bias university students graphs argumentation sesgo confirmatorio estudiantes universitarios gráficos argumentación Argumentation is a rational way to carry out discussions, which requires the production of a discourse that defines and justifies a certain point of view. It is considered essential in the educational field due to its epistemic potential. Confirmation bias, considered as a factor that interferes with a successful argumentation, consists in the interpretation the evidence that favors the own beliefs and ignoring the one that does not. The objective of this research is to study the confirmation bias that Psychology University students show in their argumentative writings, in relation to the type of data and the year of study. A quasi-experimental study was designed, with one dependent variable: confirmation bias; and two independent variables: type of data (textual or graphical) and time of study (incoming or advance student). 72 students participated. They worked on a socio-scientific task: 21 advanced students did so with textual information and 20 with graphs; while 18 incoming students did so with textual information and 13 with graphs. The results show the incoming students with the highest production of confirmatory bias, mainly when they work with graphs; while advanced students showed less production of bias, especially when working with textual information. The need to include this problem in the curriculum, taking advantage of the plurality of perspectives that the discipline has, was concluded. La argumentación es un modo racional de llevar a cabo discusiones, que requiere de la producción de un discurso para definir y fundamentar el punto de vista. Es considerada esencial en el ámbito educativo debido a su potencial epistémico. El sesgo confirmatorio, considerado como un factor que interfiere en una argumentación exitosa, consiste en interpretar la evidencia que favorece las creencias propias e ignorar la que no lo hace. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar el sesgo confirmatorio que producen los estudiantes universitarios de Psicología en sus escritos argumentativos, en relación al tipo de información y al momento de cursado. Se diseñó un estudio cuasi-experimental de una variable dependiente: sesgo confirmatorio; y dos variables independientes: tipo de información (textual o gráfico) y momento de cursado (ingresante o avanzado). Participaron 72 estudiantes que realizaron una tarea sociocientífica; 21 estudiantes avanzados con información textual y 20 con gráficos; y 18 estudiantes ingresantes con información textual y 13, con gráficos. Los resultados muestran a los estudiantes ingresantes con mayor producción del sesgo confirmatorio, principalmente cuando trabajan con gráficos, mientras que los estudiantes avanzados lo producen en menor medida, especialmente cuando trabajan con información textual. Se discute acerca de la necesidad de incluir esta problemática en la currícula, sacando provecho de la pluralidad de perspectivas que posee la disciplina.   IRICE (CONICET-UNR) 2021-01-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/revistairice/article/view/1308 10.35305/revistairice.vi38.1308 Revista IRICE; Núm. 38 (2020); 69-98 2618-4052 0327-392X spa https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/revistairice/article/view/1308/1632 Derechos de autor 2020 María Agustina Tuzinkievicz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic confirmation bias
university students
graphs
argumentation
sesgo confirmatorio
estudiantes universitarios
gráficos
argumentación
spellingShingle confirmation bias
university students
graphs
argumentation
sesgo confirmatorio
estudiantes universitarios
gráficos
argumentación
Tuzinkievicz, María Agustina
The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students
topic_facet confirmation bias
university students
graphs
argumentation
sesgo confirmatorio
estudiantes universitarios
gráficos
argumentación
author Tuzinkievicz, María Agustina
author_facet Tuzinkievicz, María Agustina
author_sort Tuzinkievicz, María Agustina
title The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students
title_short The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students
title_full The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students
title_fullStr The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students
title_full_unstemmed The effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students
title_sort effect of the type of data on the confirmation bias produced by incoming and advanced university students
description Argumentation is a rational way to carry out discussions, which requires the production of a discourse that defines and justifies a certain point of view. It is considered essential in the educational field due to its epistemic potential. Confirmation bias, considered as a factor that interferes with a successful argumentation, consists in the interpretation the evidence that favors the own beliefs and ignoring the one that does not. The objective of this research is to study the confirmation bias that Psychology University students show in their argumentative writings, in relation to the type of data and the year of study. A quasi-experimental study was designed, with one dependent variable: confirmation bias; and two independent variables: type of data (textual or graphical) and time of study (incoming or advance student). 72 students participated. They worked on a socio-scientific task: 21 advanced students did so with textual information and 20 with graphs; while 18 incoming students did so with textual information and 13 with graphs. The results show the incoming students with the highest production of confirmatory bias, mainly when they work with graphs; while advanced students showed less production of bias, especially when working with textual information. The need to include this problem in the curriculum, taking advantage of the plurality of perspectives that the discipline has, was concluded.
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