Role-Playing in a Vaccination Debate Strengthens Student Scientific Debate Skills for Various Audiences

Students are surrounded by strongly-held viewpoints on scientific topics and frequently discuss news reports with their classmates. We developed the vaccination debate exercise to leverage this interest and develop core higher-order cognitive skills (HOCS), including, but not limited to, the ability...

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Autores principales:	Gianne Souza, Philip F. Mixter
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2016
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:95b9c307dede44d080953134e13ce6602021-11-15T15:03:46ZRole-Playing in a Vaccination Debate Strengthens Student Scientific Debate Skills for Various Audiences10.1128/jmbe.v17i2.9981935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/95b9c307dede44d080953134e13ce6602016-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v17i2.998https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Students are surrounded by strongly-held viewpoints on scientific topics and frequently discuss news reports with their classmates. We developed the vaccination debate exercise to leverage this interest and develop core higher-order cognitive skills (HOCS), including, but not limited to, the ability to critique public media or primary research sources and create arguments for defending multiple viewpoints. Students prepared to debate different sides of the topic and then randomly assumed one of the roles: “Physician” (pro-vaccine), “Activist” (anti-vaccination), or “Parent-on-the-fence” (undecided). Students reported an increase in their abilities to discuss scientific topics with diverse audiences and an increased awareness of importance of examining Internet sources for credibility.Gianne SouzaPhilip F. MixterAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 297-299 (2016)
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description	Students are surrounded by strongly-held viewpoints on scientific topics and frequently discuss news reports with their classmates. We developed the vaccination debate exercise to leverage this interest and develop core higher-order cognitive skills (HOCS), including, but not limited to, the ability to critique public media or primary research sources and create arguments for defending multiple viewpoints. Students prepared to debate different sides of the topic and then randomly assumed one of the roles: “Physician” (pro-vaccine), “Activist” (anti-vaccination), or “Parent-on-the-fence” (undecided). Students reported an increase in their abilities to discuss scientific topics with diverse audiences and an increased awareness of importance of examining Internet sources for credibility.
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Role-Playing in a Vaccination Debate Strengthens Student Scientific Debate Skills for Various Audiences

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