Alvermann quoted in Mind/Shift article on correcting mistaken beliefs
Published in In the News, LLE
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Donna Alverann, Distinguished Research Professor of language and literacy education at UGA, is quoted in an April 22 article on Mind/Shift on how to correct mistaken beliefs. Alvermann notes that in study after study, “students ignored correct textual information when it conflicted with their previously held concepts.”
Mind/Shift is a website featured on National Public Radio network that focuses on the future of learning in all its dimensions – covering cultural and technology trends, groundbreaking research, education policy.