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Improving Scientific Learning and Supporting Civic Engagement for Undergraduate Non-science Majors

Description: In prior research focusing on teaching and learning science, a definitive trend toward a new approach for undergraduate non-major science courses has emerged. Instruction should be refocused from information-transfer to giving students experiences that allow them to explore and engage in their new knowledge and find ways to integrate it into their everyday lives. One technique is to focus class material on real issues of interest and relevance. Course development that allows for civic engagemen… more
Date: August 2015
Creator: Taylor, Alana Presley
Partner: UNT Libraries
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