What would your students say about science?

Submitted by Cynthia Zafft on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 09:33
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Dear Colleagues:

Here is a recent study of in-school teenagers and and their attitudes toward science class (See survey methodology and PowerPoint at the bottom of the screen that highlights the results). While adult education typically has very limited time to devote to science (often, but not always, driven by high school equivalency exams), do you think your learners would have similar preferences?  Do you have similar preferences?  What do your adult learners say about science instruction?  How does that impact what you do?

Figure 2. Rank Most Used Verses Preferred Methods
Most Used Class Tool: Teens Preferences for Biology Instruction:
1. Class discussion 1. Hands-on labs
2. Teach straight from book 2. Field trips to learn about biology in real life
3. Hands-on labs 3. Projects that relate the use of biology to real life
4. Learning how biology used in real world 4. Simulated experiments and other activities virtually
5. Developing own hypothesis before doing experiment 5. Choosing the specific topic to explore

Cynthia Zafft