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A Vision for Better, More Equitable Science Education
A Vision for Better, More Equitable Science Education
Pages 20-26
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Students do not learn best by passively soaking up bits of informa tion and then regurgitating it through multiple-choice tests and other simple measures designed to assess factual knowledge [12]
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" Worse, too many students perceive science as inaccessible, as a discipline consigned to an elite few who are willing to persist in a system that uses antiquated instructional practices. Worse still, lacking role models, students of color may not consider science as a potential career.
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There are also many local, region al, and national networks of science educators Similarly, middle school students may pursue the who are supporting each other in vibrant com question of why a dropped cell phone sometimes munities of practice as they work to implement results in a shattered screen and sometimes does high-quality science learning and teaching in their not. Students' questions about the factors that classrooms.
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Meaningful science experiences that provide opportunities for students to explore questions they are passionate about foster the development of critical thinking and scientific skills, reinforce that science is relevant to students' daily lives, and inspire them to consider science-related fields as career paths. A Well-Prepared, Diverse Science Teaching Workforce Teachers of science at all levels are the key to fulfilling a vision for high-quality, engaging, active, student-centered learning.
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. Her group work to record observations and think critically community college students study efforts to about soil samples in response to well-crafted improve crop yields to support growing popula- questions; and whole-group discussion designed to tions in areas where current agricultural practices foster debate and consensus-building around key are not sustainable.
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. Higher education makes it a priority to broaden opportunity for populations of students underrepresented in STEM professions and produces science and engineering graduates of all races and ethnicities in at least proportion to their percentage share of the American population.
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Disease, says, "The vaccine you are going At the university, Corbett earned a scholarship to be taking was developed by an African to do undergraduate research on syncytial virus, American woman, and that is just a fact." an upper respiratory disease that is serious for Corbett is a 35-year-old immunologist and the elderly and infants. She went on to earn an lead scientist for coronavirus research at the undergraduate degree in biological sciences National Institutes of Health.
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