ArticleJournal of microbiology & biology education2023
Making It Matter: Increasing Student-Perceived Value of Microbiology through Reflective and Critical News Story Analysis.
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- Bakteriopolis: Introducing Microbes to Society.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Review
- Bingo Lab: game-based learning in microbiology.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Updated ASM Curriculum Guidelines describe core microbiology content to modernize the framework for microbiology education.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2024Article
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- Developing Science Literacy in Students and Society: Theory, Research, and Practice.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2023Article
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Abstract
Even before coverage and updates on COVID-19 became a daily event in mainstream news, mass media was already full of science-focused current events stories. While relevant to our everyday lives, many popular press science articles overstate conclusions, misstate details or, at worst, purposefully spread disinformation. This iterative news analysis and writing intervention was designed to increase the visibility of real-world applications of microbiology in current events (including and beyond the 2019 coronavirus disease [COVID-19] pandemic), thereby engaging students and cultivating motivation through a positive perception of course content in accordance with expectancy-value theory. This intervention can be scaled and has been successfully used in both large- and small-enrollment microbiology classes as an active learning strategy. Students engage in science literacy at multiple levels, starting with identifying credible sources, then summarizing news articles, relating them to course content, conveying the main ideas to lay audiences, identifying in turn misleading or omitted ideas, and finally writing potential exam questions on the topic. This multifaceted analysis allows students to interact with material at many different levels in a self-directed manner as students seek out and choose articles to share with their peers. To date, anecdotal evidence suggests positive gains in student interest and perceived value of studying science.
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