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Using the Controversy over Human Race to Introduce Students to the Identification and the Evaluation of Arguments
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Molina, Jorge; Danies, Giovanna; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie; Restrepo, Silvia – Science & Education, 2022
The identification and the evaluation of arguments are fundamental elements of critical thinking. However, the explicit promotion of these elements is virtually absent from university science courses. Much of the reason for this is that in most universities, across nearly all disciplines, instructors are required to see the conceptual content…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Race, Persuasive Discourse, Critical Thinking
Providing Undergraduates with Opportunities to Explicitly Reflect on How News Articles Promote the Public (Mis)understanding of Science
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Molina, Jorge; Danies, Giovanna; de Mejía, Anne-Marie Truscott; Restrepo, Silvia – Science & Education, 2021
A well-informed populace is vitally important for the proper functioning of democracy. Media news articles constitute an essential means by which the public comes into contact with scientific issues. However, not all of the scientific information presented in news articles is trustworthy or accurate. Naturally, the situation becomes more…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Reflection, Misconceptions, Science Education
Towards COVID-19 Literacy: Investigating the Literacy Levels of University Students in Colombia
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Danies, Giovanna; Molina, Jorge; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie; Restrepo, Silvia – Science & Education, 2021
COVID-19 literacy, induced by the coronavirus disease (2019), is characterized as the understanding of COVID-19 as well as informed decisions based upon this understanding. This type of literacy is closely related to health literacy, scientific literacy, and scientific media literacy. It may be obvious to say that COVID-19 literacy is a key factor…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior
Using Historical Scientific Controversies to Promote Undergraduates' Argumentation
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Molina, Jorge; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie – Science & Education, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is the reason why humanity is paying more attention to the importance of regular and rigorous handwashing. Interestingly, in the nineteenth century, regular and rigorous handwashing was a key (and controversial) solution proposed by the Hungarian obstetrician Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis to cut drastically cases of puerperal…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Undergraduate Students, Persuasive Discourse, Case Method (Teaching Technique)