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Ripped from the Headlines: Using Current Events and Deliberative Democracy to Improve Student Performance in and Perceptions of Nonmajors Biology Courses
| العنوان: | Ripped from the Headlines: Using Current Events and Deliberative Democracy to Improve Student Performance in and Perceptions of Nonmajors Biology Courses |
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| المؤلفون: | Heather N. Tinsley |
| المصدر: | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 380-388 (2016) |
| بيانات النشر: | American Society for Microbiology, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Special aspects of education LCC:Biology (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Biology (General), QH301-705.5 |
| الوصف: | Despite the importance of scientific literacy, many foundational science courses are plagued by low student engagement and performance. In an attempt to improve student outcomes, an introductory biology course for nonscience majors was redesigned to present the course content within the framework of current events and deliberative democratic exercises. During each instructional unit of the redesigned course, students were presented with a highly publicized policy question rooted in biological principles and currently facing lawmakers. Working in diverse groups, students sought out the information that was needed to reach an educated, rationalized decision. This approach models civic engagement and demonstrates the real-life importance of science to nonscience majors. The outcomes from two semesters in which the redesign were taught were compared with sections of the course taught using traditional pedagogies. When compared with other versions of the same course, presenting the course content within a deliberative democratic framework proved to be superior for increasing students’ knowledge gains and improving students’ perceptions of biology and its relevance to their everyday lives. These findings establish deliberative democracy as an effective pedagogical strategy for nonmajors biology. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1935-7885 1935-7877 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885 |
| DOI: | 10.1128/jmbe.v17i3.1135 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/da9c6176e74b409f9953848824564d86 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.9c6176e74b409f9953848824564d86 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 19357885 19357877 |
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| DOI: | 10.1128/jmbe.v17i3.1135 |