This learning video addresses a particular problem of selection bias, a statistical bias in which there is an error in choosing the individuals or groups to make broader inferences. Rather than delve into this broad topic via formal statistics, we investigate how it may appear in our everyday lives, sometimes distorting our perceptions of people, places and events, unless we are careful. [23:24]

With the ever-changing online and social media landscape for accessing news, students need tools to sift through the good, the bad, and the ugly and develop skills to determine credibility, recognize bias, and fact check. Teachers need high quality materials to support the teaching of media literacy. This content package is intended for educators to easily find lessons, eBooks, videos, websites, articles, units of study, graphics, and other resources to support the teaching of media literacy and to help students “navigate the news.”

In this interactive lesson, students explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they're not even aware of, implicit biases. Why haven't laws been enough to eliminate discrimination? After all, most Americans oppose explicit discrimination based on race, nationality, gender, or religion. American ideals of equal opportunity are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and reinforced by laws like the Civil Rights Act and Title IX. Yet, women and minorities continue to experience inequity in employment, political representation, housing, law enforcement, and education. Why? One part of the answer is implicit bias. In this lesson you'll learn what implicit bias is, how it influences your own thinking, and how its impact can be minimized.