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With experience and interest in critical thinking, misinformation, and psychology, part of my recent research focuses on how social media information environments shape the way people think critically. I have led three interdisciplinary research with collaborators in Journalism, Education, and Psychology. My recent projects include misinformation correction and optimism bias in fake news context.
Research Interests
Critical thinking; misinformation; fake news; news literacy; cognitive bias
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Promoting Smart and Positive News Engagement: News Literacy Education in the Digital Age.
KU, K. Y. L. (PI)
1/09/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research project
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Investigating Hong Kong Students' Critical News Literacy in the Age of Social Media
KU, K. Y. L. (PI)
3/07/17 → 2/07/18
Project: Research project
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What predicts adolescents’ critical thinking about real-life news? The roles of social media news consumption and news media literacy
Ku, K. Y. L., Kong, Q., Song, Y., Deng, L., Kang, Y. & Hu, A., Sept 2019, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 33, 100570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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When Corrections Fail: Effects of Misinformation Targets, Repeated Exposure, and Partisanship on Misinformation Beliefs
Song, Y., Lu, Y., Tsang, S. J., Zhang, J. & Ku, K. Y. L., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Communication. 19, p. 392-416 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Effects of Mood on Critical Thinking
Lun, V. M. C., Yeung, J. C. & Ku, K. Y. L., Mar 2023, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 47, 14 p., 101247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Helping young students cope with the threat of fake news: efficacy of news literacy training for junior-secondary school students in Hong Kong
Ku, K. Y. L., Fung, T. M. Y., Au, A. C. Y., Choy, A. Y. O., Kajimoto, M. & Song, Y., 21 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Studies. p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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In-Class Multitasking with Smartphones and Laptops: Exploring Student Experiences and Perceptions
Deng, L., Liu, Y., Ku, K. Y. L. & Lin, L., 2 Oct 2022, In: College Teaching. 70, 4, p. 443-451 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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