What Times-Call readers said this week
Here is a selection of comments on stories posted by the Times-Call on its Facebook page Dec. 9-15.
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Debunking Dunning-Kruger: It's widely believed that the less you know, the more you think you know. Does everyone think they're better than average?
John Cleese, the British comedian, once summed up the idea of the Dunning–Kruger effect as, “If you are really, really stupid, then it’s impossible for you to know you are really, really stupid.” A quick search of the news brings up dozens of headlines connecting the Dunning–Kruger effect to everything from work to empathy and even to why Donald Trump was elected president.
Source: geneticliteracyproject.org
Educators From UW and Five Community Colleges Participate in Science Initiative Summer Institute
More than 30 college educators from the University of Wyoming and five community colleges participated in the immersive LAMP (Learning Actively Mentoring Program) Science Initiative Summer Institute held at Camp Sacagawea on Casper Mountain May 16-20. The educators came together with the goal of mastering active-learning techniques with an emphasis on problem-based learning (PBL).
Source: uwyo.edu
Debunking the Dunning-Kruger Effect – the Least Skilled People Know How Much They Don't Know, but Everyone Thinks They Are Better Than Average
The idea that the least skilled are the most unaware of their incompetency is pervasive in science and pop culture. But a new analysis of the data shows...
Source: govexec.com
Debunking Dunning-Kruger effect on competence, intelligence
A math professor's new research suggests the famous study might be, well, wrongheaded.
Source: fortune.com