You All Made Dank Memes: Using Internet Memes to Promote Critical Thinking

Autor/in	Wells, Dominic D.
Titel	You All Made Dank Memes: Using Internet Memes to Promote Critical Thinking
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 14 (2018) 2, S.240-248 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2017.1406363
Schlagwörter	Internet; Social Media; Persuasive Discourse; Critical Thinking; Evidence; Political Issues; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods; Cartoons; Student Attitudes; Essays; Feedback (Response) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Kritisches Denken; Evidenz; Politischer Faktor; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zeichentrickfilm; Schülerverhalten; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht
Abstract	In the time following the 2016 presidential election, much has been written about the spread of false information on social media websites. Given the potential influence false information has had on American politics, it is more important than ever for people to critically evaluate the content they view and share on social media. This article describes an activity that encourages students to develop evidence based arguments and think critically about content shared on social media. In the activity, students are asked to generate an internet meme related to U.S. politics and write a short essay defending the position they have taken in the meme. This article explains how the activity can promote critical thinking and includes suggestions for future implementation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01