2024/01/19 by Hasan Şahin Kızılcık · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Education and Critical Thinking Development #Educational Strategies and Epistemologies #Literacy #Mathematics education #Media literacy #Pedagogy #Pseudoscience #Psychology #Science Education and Pedagogy #Science education #Scientific literacy
paper · doi:10.1080/09500693.2023.2300379
openalex publication_date 2024/01/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/14
This study aims to investigate the potential correlation between pseudoscientific beliefs and media literacy among pre-service teachers. In this study, a survey method was conducted. The research group consists of 332 pre-service teachers from a state university. Data were collected using two Likert scales, one on media literacy and the other on pseudoscientific beliefs. Data were analysed using descriptive analysis and inferential statistics methods. As a result, although pre-service teachers have high media literacy, their pseudoscientific beliefs are also high. Pseudo-medical beliefs increase significantly as media literacy increases. However, it has no significant correlation with pseudo-physical and pseudo-predictive beliefs. Also, as dependency and confidence in the media increase, all types of pseudoscientific beliefs decrease.