The Use of Current Events as Assessment Tools
An important student learning outcome for students in biology courses is the ability to apply the information attained to “real life” situations. Newspaper articles covering course-related material provide an avenue for students to see how the material discussed in the course relates to life outside...
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oai:doaj.org-article:af29f37a39cb4e4690af3233bcce1a242021-11-15T15:04:10ZThe Use of Current Events as Assessment Tools10.1128/jmbe.v12i1.2631935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/af29f37a39cb4e4690af3233bcce1a242011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v12i1.263https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885An important student learning outcome for students in biology courses is the ability to apply the information attained to “real life” situations. Newspaper articles covering course-related material provide an avenue for students to see how the material discussed in the course relates to life outside of the course. Assessment of students’ understanding of the articles provides an opportunity to measure how well students are able to apply information to situations outside of traditional coursework.Amy MillerAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 59-60 (2011) |
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An important student learning outcome for students in biology courses is the ability to apply the information attained to “real life” situations. Newspaper articles covering course-related material provide an avenue for students to see how the material discussed in the course relates to life outside of the course. Assessment of students’ understanding of the articles provides an opportunity to measure how well students are able to apply information to situations outside of traditional coursework. |
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