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SUBMITTER: Rowe MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4710388 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Rowe Matthew P MP Gillespie B Marcus BM Harris Kevin R KR Koether Steven D SD Shannon Li-Jen Y LJ Rose Lori A LA
CBE life sciences education 20150101 3
Recent studies question the effectiveness of a traditional university curriculum in helping students improve their critical thinking and scientific literacy. We developed an introductory, general education (gen ed) science course to overcome both deficiencies. The course, titled Foundations of Science, differs from most gen ed science offerings in that it is interdisciplinary; emphasizes the nature of science along with, rather than primarily, the findings of science; incorporates case studies, ...[more]