Evaluating Biological Claims to Enhance Critical Thinking through Position Statements

Critical thinking is an important skill for undergraduates to learn, yet rarely is it formally taught in the classroom. Here we explain how critical thinking can be fostered within an undergraduate biology course by encouraging students to evaluate biological claims related to current topics within...

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Autores principales:	Tracie M. Addy, Maura O. Stevenson
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2014
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b40740a74271474299b4d4d43511a5e02021-11-15T15:03:36ZEvaluating Biological Claims to Enhance Critical Thinking through Position Statements10.1128/jmbe.v15i1.6631935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/b40740a74271474299b4d4d43511a5e02014-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v15i1.663https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Critical thinking is an important skill for undergraduates to learn, yet rarely is it formally taught in the classroom. Here we explain how critical thinking can be fostered within an undergraduate biology course by encouraging students to evaluate biological claims related to current topics within the course. We found that with the completion of two writing assignments within a four-week period, students demonstrated a significantly greater ability to analyze the evidence within the claims. These results support the notion that even short-term learning experiences focused upon critical thinking can enhance students’ skills beyond discipline-specific knowledge.Tracie M. AddyMaura O. StevensonAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 49-50 (2014)
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description	Critical thinking is an important skill for undergraduates to learn, yet rarely is it formally taught in the classroom. Here we explain how critical thinking can be fostered within an undergraduate biology course by encouraging students to evaluate biological claims related to current topics within the course. We found that with the completion of two writing assignments within a four-week period, students demonstrated a significantly greater ability to analyze the evidence within the claims. These results support the notion that even short-term learning experiences focused upon critical thinking can enhance students’ skills beyond discipline-specific knowledge.
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Evaluating Biological Claims to Enhance Critical Thinking through Position Statements

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