First-Year Students Benefit from Reading Primary Research Articles

Autor/inn/en	Wenk, Laura; Tronsky, Loel
Titel	First-Year Students Benefit from Reading Primary Research Articles
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 40 (2011) 4, S.60-67 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Research Design; College Science; Textbooks; Science Programs; Scientific Principles; Natural Sciences; Science Education; Higher Education; Science Instruction; Science Curriculum; College Freshmen; Introductory Courses; Science Process Skills; Thinking Skills; Periodicals; Reading Materials; College Faculty; Journal Articles; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsdesign; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Studienanfänger; Einführungskurs; Denkfähigkeit; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Fakultät; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Primary research articles discuss aspects of scientific inquiry that are important in understanding the nature of science. Yet, most introductory science courses use textbooks that ignore the scientific process; opportunities for explicit discussion of the nature of science are lost. In Hampshire College's science program, students read current primary research articles throughout their college careers. This article describes the pedagogy used and demonstrates that first-year students can make considerable progress in critically evaluating the research literature. A sample of 41 students in introductory natural science courses made statistically significant improvements in their abilities to explain the experimental design, data collection methods, and results sections of primary research articles over the course of their first semester. As Hampshire is a small liberal arts college, this article includes ideas for incorporating primary literature into many types of college science courses, large and small. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10