Method for Cultivating the 'Inquiry-Mindset'Using the Information Access-Based Belief Bias Parameter

摘要

In today's world, it is important to have an "inquiry-mindset", i.e. the disposition to access information in a critical manner. There are several previous approaches that use discussion for cultivating an "inquiry-mindset". However, it is not easy to cultivate an inquiry-mindset only by discussion. This study proposes a method for cultivating an inquiry-mindset that focuses on opening the learner's eyes to the possibility of belief bias, that is the tendency to gather only agreeable information. This is a method for the quantification of belief bias based on three factors: accessing information, deciding the degree of importance, and viewpoint. Based on the evaluation experiment in which 38 students participated, the authors observed that accessing information and viewpoint are especially important for cultivating an inquiry-mindset. This result confirms the efficacy of the model and argues in favor of its combined use with other cultivating methods.