Contemporary Biology Curriculum for Non-majors
Description:
The proposed biology curriculum for non-majors has one main objective, namely to improve scientific literacy among college students. The National Science Education Standards defines scientific literacy as "the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity". The suggested strategies to accomplish this goal are to limit the number of topics covered, introduce relevant s…
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Date:
August 1998
Creator:
Smallwood, Susan
Partner:
UNT Libraries