Review of Science Media.

I am not a practicing teacher at the moment and this article to me was an introduction of a new topic that is very relevant to teaching science in the classroom that i will encounter when i am teaching. And as always i am so excited to know things that are new to me and that i will be using while teaching.I guess unlike some other collegues of mine i would certaily agree on the point of exposing the students to the various Science media. Most of the students today or tomorrow will come across these media for advances and news in science more than journal articles. And what better time to help them to become capable of critically analyse these media than in schools!! I am not sure how much time does the school allow for all of this but certainly introducing the kids to all kinds of sources would make them scientific literate citizens. And ofcourse, it is the responsibility of the teachers to help them analyse these media and once they are out of school they are capable of reading news on science or a magazine sciene articlecritically, whether or not they chose to remain in the science field.Also, for studying for my final paper, i was introduced to the term – Review of Science Media and i woul like to add some of my research in the blog for all to read.Research in a theses (Bardeen, Karen) reveals that by using an inquiry based, coherent and integrated approach towards learning science and by analyzing science from popular media-magazine articles and TV and Radio programs would help foster an interest in students for the real world problems and develop abilities to be scientifically literate citizens. Personalizing science by giving the students the control of their own research and by giving them the time and freedom to refer to information about the research from not only the articles from the popular journals but also from news, internet and some popular magazines would develop an interest in the student which in turn would lead the student to read more and to do more science. Reviewing science media would develop ability in the students to explain main ideas, develop main ideas with valid supporting statements, and critically read and analyze articles. Research in the thesis (Bardeen, Karen) reveals that by using an inquiry based approach coupled with the students reviewing different kinds of science media developed an ability in the students to read a Science article more critically, identifying main points, explaining evidence, and stating conclusions. Students improved the quality of other questions they wished to answer about the issue and what officials might do to address the issue. Thus, if the students are given an inquiry based approach towards science and given the freedom and access towards a variety of science media, it would not only raise the students’ interest and thus push him/her towards more reading but also make him/her a more aware and a critical science reader.

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