Description

This workshop was supported by the NSF Award (#1817839), Workshop to Revise the Liberal Art of Science. 

In 1990, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) published the groundbreaking document, "The Liberal Art of Science," which recommended that all college students should take more science courses. This book and associated program argued that science pervades all aspects of contemporary human existence and that our nation's future economy and security and the quality of individual lives depend on the public's understanding of scientific developments. The importance of science for all remains true today. Since 1990, however, the science and science education communities have made significant discoveries about how students learn, how to engage a broader spectrum of students in science, what are effective pedagogical methods to teach science, and what scientifically literate citizens and future scientists should know and be able to do. In 1990, many Americans were noted to have little understanding of science or how it affected their lives, and many students, especially from underrepresented groups, had limited access to or incentives to pursue science as a degree or career. These major issues still hold true in 2018. Thus, the revision of "The Liberal Art of Science" is an important and timely endeavor, capitalizing on recent breakthroughs while addressing continuing problems.

Materials from the NABT workshop include:

NABT 2023 LAS SESSION - A brief introduction to the project, the scientific literacy model, and two classroom activities that can be used to prepare students to engage in real world problem solving and help students adopt a scientific attitude to deal with scientific information. 

NABT 2023 Scientific Literacy - A summary of the Student-centered Functional Scientific Literacy Model. 

mystery box solved - A set of two classroom activities that teach about science process skills, and use relevance to connect students with science.

Notes

Cite this work