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Students' Scientific Evaluations Of Water Resources, Josh Medrano, Joshua Jaffe, Doug Lombardi, Margaret A. Holzer, Christopher Roemmele
Students' Scientific Evaluations Of Water Resources, Josh Medrano, Joshua Jaffe, Doug Lombardi, Margaret A. Holzer, Christopher Roemmele
Earth & Space Sciences Faculty Publications
Socially-relevant and controversial topics, such as water issues, are subject to differences in the explanations that scientists and the public (herein, students) find plausible. Students need to be more evaluative of the validity of explanations (e.g., explanatory models) based on evidence when addressing such topics. We compared two activities where students weighed connections between lines of evidence and explanations. In one activity, students were given four evidence statements and two models (one scientific and one non-scientific alternative); in the other, students chose four out of eight evidence statements and three models (two scientific and one non-scientific). Repeated measures analysis of …
A Values Framework For Students To Develop Thoughtful Attitudes About Citizenship And Stewardship, Tim Lutz, Leeann Srogi
A Values Framework For Students To Develop Thoughtful Attitudes About Citizenship And Stewardship, Tim Lutz, Leeann Srogi
Earth & Space Sciences Faculty Publications
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