Transform: Measuring student attitudes towards energy and science in a general education interdisciplinary science course
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Assessment and SoTL - Research
Abstract
With the development of global economy, science literacy is playing an increasingly important role in business, public bodies, and other organizations. However, for non-science/non-STEM majors, science education is not a priority issue. The aim of this study is evaluate how student perceptions of science change as they learn (through inquiry-based learning) about questions focused on subjects of broader social relevance, such as energy usage and climate change. The study will assess students’ knowledge of, and attitudes towards, science, as reflected in their responses to survey questions. Results from this study will be used to better understand how to teach these students to become inquiry based learners in STEM subjects. This poster presentation will showcase the study along with initial results to shed light upon this important research topic in teaching and learning.
Session Format
Poster
Location
Harborside Ballroom East
Recommended Citation
Kahl, Alandra, "Transform: Measuring student attitudes towards energy and science in a general education interdisciplinary science course" (2020). SoTL Commons Conference. 26.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2020/26
Transform: Measuring student attitudes towards energy and science in a general education interdisciplinary science course
Harborside Ballroom East
With the development of global economy, science literacy is playing an increasingly important role in business, public bodies, and other organizations. However, for non-science/non-STEM majors, science education is not a priority issue. The aim of this study is evaluate how student perceptions of science change as they learn (through inquiry-based learning) about questions focused on subjects of broader social relevance, such as energy usage and climate change. The study will assess students’ knowledge of, and attitudes towards, science, as reflected in their responses to survey questions. Results from this study will be used to better understand how to teach these students to become inquiry based learners in STEM subjects. This poster presentation will showcase the study along with initial results to shed light upon this important research topic in teaching and learning.
