Can a Diversified Instructional Approach Featuring Active Learning Improve Biology Students' Attitudes toward General Education?

Autor/inn/en	Rutledge, Michael L.; Lampley, Sandra A.
Titel	Can a Diversified Instructional Approach Featuring Active Learning Improve Biology Students' Attitudes toward General Education?
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 46 (2017) 6, S.20-26 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Student Attitudes; Biology; Science Instruction; College Science; Teaching Methods; Educational Improvement; Learner Engagement; General Education; Nonmajors; Scientific Literacy; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Critical Thinking; Scientific Concepts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Schülerverhalten; Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Collegestudent; Kritisches Denken
Abstract	In an effort to make our classes more engaging, we recently reorganized sections of our nonmajors biology course, using current issues in biology and society as a premise to promote coherence among course content and emphasize the relevance of biological concepts to everyday life. A key aspect of the reorganization included the development and implementation of collaborative, active-learning exercises designed to promote student engagement and foster the use of critical thinking skills--specified goals of our university's general education program. As the reorganization focused largely on fulfilling explicit objectives of the general education program, the purpose of this study was to determine if the new structure would promote student understanding and appreciation of the goals of the general education program within the context of a nonmajors biology course. Results show a positive impact on students' perceived understanding of the goals of the general education program, but little impact on student views of the significance of the program to a university education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01