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The Confirmation Bias Cycle

Educational research flow-chart

 

I’ve been working hard to read research carefully, both research with which I agree, and research with which I disagree. I still struggle with my tendency to overlook the flaws in research with which I agree, and to find fatal flaws in research with which I disagree.

This does not mean that I should ignore research; only that I continue to be careful to read all research with a critical eye, and discuss the findings with other people. My suspicion is that norming about what research means with people who have a wide variety of view-points might reduce my tendency toward personal bias.