Popular Media in the Biology Classroom: Viewing Popular Science Skeptically

Autor/inn/en	Gardner, Grant E.; Jones, M. Gail; Ferzli, Miriam
Titel	Popular Media in the Biology Classroom: Viewing Popular Science Skeptically
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 71 (2009) 6, S.332-335 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
Schlagwörter	Biology; Scientific Literacy; Science Instruction; Science Teachers; Critical Thinking; Student Attitudes; Mass Media; Mass Media Effects; Internet; Newspapers; Mass Media Use; College Students; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Kritisches Denken; Schülerverhalten; Massenmedien; Newspaper; Zeitung; Mediennutzung; Collegestudent; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	It can be argued that the responsibilities of biology educators to their students extend far beyond the delivery of science content. Educators are also charged with ensuring that students do not temporarily memorize the information, but actively integrate it into their daily lives. Personal integration of science content should prepare students to evaluate the reliability and merit of this information outside of the classroom. For the general public, information regarding science topics is often obtained from media sources such as the Internet, television, or newspapers. In recognition of this, it would be beneficial for curriculum designers to integrate the critical use of media sources as a tool to promote scientific literacy in the biology classroom. In this article, the authors offer a theoretical perspective on the use of media in the classroom through a lens that is rarely discussed in educational circles but is an on-going discourse in science communication. They also provide some important considerations for teachers wishing to adopt the idea of media frames in the classroom, plus some useful handouts developed from other sources on media frames. (Contains 3 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10