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ERIC Number: EJ773337
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jun
Pages: 6
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Using News Assignments to Develop Skills for Learning about Science from Public Information Sources
Wakzak, Mary M.
Journal of Chemical Education, v84 n6 p961 Jun 2007
News assignments based on contemporary issues with a scientific basis are used in two general education chemistry courses for nonmajors to develop learning skills. Students' favorable responses are observed towards the assignments.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Assignments, Science Instruction, Nonmajors, Mass Media Use, News Media, Current Events, Skill Development, College Science
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Tel: 800-691-9846; Tel: 856-931-5825; Fax: 856-931-4115; e-mail: jchemed@egpp.com; Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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