Development of Oral Communication Skills by Undergraduates that Convey Evolutionary Concepts to the Public

Leaders in undergraduate biology education have recommended that post-secondary programs recognize the importance of communication. Scientists are generally recognized as the conduit for communicating scientific information with the public. Traditionally, scientific training has focused on building...

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Autores principales:	Lacy M. Cleveland, Robert J. Reinsvold
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2017
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:629bfb2bab1f4cfd8e3d9c10861f2ede2021-11-15T15:04:12ZDevelopment of Oral Communication Skills by Undergraduates that Convey Evolutionary Concepts to the Public10.1128/jmbe.v18i1.12271935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/629bfb2bab1f4cfd8e3d9c10861f2ede2017-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v18i1.1227https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Leaders in undergraduate biology education have recommended that post-secondary programs recognize the importance of communication. Scientists are generally recognized as the conduit for communicating scientific information with the public. Traditionally, scientific training has focused on building students’ content knowledge, knowledge of terminology, and ability to communicate with other scientists. The majority of undergraduate biology programs do not include a focus on building their students’ ability to communicate scientific information to non-scientists. Due to both its controversy (outside the scientific community) and conflicting scientific and lay terminology, speaking to non-scientists about evolution can be especially challenging. In this Tips and Tool article, we present an interactive approach to help build students’ conceptual knowledge of evolution and to develop their ability to orally communicate with non-scientists.Lacy M. ClevelandRobert J. ReinsvoldAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2017)
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description	Leaders in undergraduate biology education have recommended that post-secondary programs recognize the importance of communication. Scientists are generally recognized as the conduit for communicating scientific information with the public. Traditionally, scientific training has focused on building students’ content knowledge, knowledge of terminology, and ability to communicate with other scientists. The majority of undergraduate biology programs do not include a focus on building their students’ ability to communicate scientific information to non-scientists. Due to both its controversy (outside the scientific community) and conflicting scientific and lay terminology, speaking to non-scientists about evolution can be especially challenging. In this Tips and Tool article, we present an interactive approach to help build students’ conceptual knowledge of evolution and to develop their ability to orally communicate with non-scientists.
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title	Development of Oral Communication Skills by Undergraduates that Convey Evolutionary Concepts to the Public
title_short	Development of Oral Communication Skills by Undergraduates that Convey Evolutionary Concepts to the Public
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Development of Oral Communication Skills by Undergraduates that Convey Evolutionary Concepts to the Public

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