... learning nature of science protozoan scientific literacy Picture this: you walk into your science classroom and take your students on an exciting journey of investigation. You immerse your students in a captivating narrative where a researcher unraveled a triple discovery: a new disease, its...

... their debunking. We crafted a scaffolded, low-stakes assignment sequence addressing both needs, one that requires relatively little grading. Approaches like this one may prove useful in college and AP classes. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 scientific literacy critical...

... article content through the University of California Press's Reprints and Permissions web page, www.ucpress.edu/journals.php?p=reprints . 2019 Seminar research talk research articles scientific literacy Biology programs often include seminar presentations from outside speakers as part...

... instructors can develop their own WTL assignments in their large biology courses. Writing peer evaluation scientific literacy cell biology socioscientific issue cancer treatment In the fifth week, after receiving feedback from peer evaluation, students construct their persuasive essays (one...

...Caitlin K. Kirby; Arietta Fleming-Davies; Peter J. T. White Creating and interpreting visual displays of data is an important component of quantitative and scientific literacy. We examined a figure-analysis activity called “Figure of the Day” (FotD) and its impact on undergraduate biology students...

...Susan J. Rehorek; Nicole J. Dafoe Scientific literacy is a complex topic that is often cited, but rarely fully defined. Teaching scientific literacy often focuses solely on scientific reading and writing. However, to be scientifically literate, one must also be able to distinguish between credible...

...Susan J. Rehorek; Mark A. Shotwell Science education as it is taught in the twenty-first century primarily focuses on scientific literacy, specifically on the process of science and how it can be applied. Most process-driven pedagogical tools are based on hypothesis-driven science, in which...

... curriculum. Scientific literacy reading across the curriculum fiction literature biology creativity At its most fundamental level, scientific literacy does not begin with the understanding of science; it begins with literacy ( Norris & Phillips, 2003 ). Recent reports show the average...

...Wendy R. Johnson The National Research Council's Framework for K–12 Science Education and the resulting Next Generation Science Standards call for engaging students in the practices of science to develop scientific literacy. While these documents make the connections between scientific knowledge...

...Stephanie R. Medina; Evan Ortlieb; Sandra Metoyer Science content knowledge is a concern for educators in the United States because performance has stagnated for the past decade. Investigators designed this study to determine the current levels of scientific literacy among undergraduate students...

... developed and tested with various student groups over several years. With effective instructor guidance (through prompts and in-class discussion), students demonstrated greater scientific literacy after participating in writing activities about engaging socio-scientific issues. We believe that WTL...

... scientific literacy © 2012 by National Association of Biology Teachers. All rights reserved. Request permission to photocopy or reproduce article content at the University of California Press’s Rights and Permissions Web site at http://www.ucpressjournals.com/reprintinfo.asp . 2012 In addition...

...Peggy Brickman; Cara Gormally; Greg Francom; Sarah E. Jardeleza; Virginia G.W. Schutte; Carly Jordan; Lisa Kanizay Students must learn content knowledge and develop scientific literacy skills to evaluate and use scientific information in real-world situations. Recognizing the accessibility...

... more rewarding. 2 e-mail: [email protected] © 2010 by National Association of Biology Teachers 2010 Zines scientific literacy graphic narrative active learning It isn't an exaggeration to say that most of the crucial and contentious scientific issues of today, ranging from new...