Teach Skills, Not Facts: If the purpose of general education science is to teach students science literacy and critical thinking, why do most courses teach content? Is there a better way?

Authors :: Trecek-King, Melanie
Source :: Skeptical Inquirer. Jan-Feb, 2022, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p39, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: The moment is burned into my brain like a flashbulb memory: I was teaching Introduction to Biology, a general education class for students not majoring in science. It was near [...]

Subjects :: Critical thinking -- Educational aspects
Science -- Methods
Sciences education -- Methods
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