Integrating the Liberal Arts and Chemistry: A Series of General Chemistry Assignments To Develop Science Literacy

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• 作者：Diane M. Miller ; Demetra A. Chengelis Czegan
• 刊名：Journal of Chemical Education
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 10, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：93
• 期：5
• 页码：864-869
• 全文大小：200K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1938-1328

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This paper describes assignments that have been implemented in a General Chemistry I course to promote science literacy. This course was chosen in particular because it reaches a broad audience, which includes nonscience majors. The assignment series begins with several discussions and tasks to develop information literacy, in which students find and critique sources of information and evaluate a journal article. It then culminates in an assignment that asks students to critically review a variety of information on a current issue and compose a written supported argument. This set of assignments gives our course a broader, liberal arts context, and according to student feedback, it has been successful in fostering science literacy. Adaptation for use in upper-level courses is also discussed.