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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 will 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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Promoting Smart and Positive News Engagement: News Literacy Education in the Digital Age.
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
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 › 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 › 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 › Article › peer-review
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Critical Thinking in the Age of a COVID-19 and Infodemic-Filled Media
Choy, A. Y. O., Ku, K. Y. L., Au, A. C. Y. & Tong, T. M. Y., 28 Apr 2021, Perspectives on Critical Thinking. Sanders, J. C. (ed.). Nova Science Publishers, p. 115-135 21 p.Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter
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Determining factors of off-task multitasking with digital devices during class time
Deng, L., Zhou, Y., Hu, Q. & Ku, K. Y. L., 5 Nov 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review