Teaching the Anatomy of a Scientific Journal Article

Teaching the Anatomy of a Scientific Journal Article

To promote inquiry-based learning, the authors integrate the anatomy of a scientific journal article into their secondary science curriculum. In this article, they present three classroom activities used to teach students about the function and format of scientific journal articles. The first focuse...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Science teacher (National Science Teachers Association) 2008-10, Vol.75 (7), p.49
Hauptverfasser: Schinske, Jeffrey N, Clayman, Karen, Busch, Allison K, Tanner, Kimberly D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Discourse
Active Learning
Class Activities
Content Area Writing
Documentation
Inquiry
Inquiry method
Learner Engagement
Science activities
Science education
Science Instruction
Secondary School Science
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
Technical communication
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Zusammenfassung:To promote inquiry-based learning, the authors integrate the anatomy of a scientific journal article into their secondary science curriculum. In this article, they present three classroom activities used to teach students about the function and format of scientific journal articles. The first focuses on journal article figures, the second on journal abstracts, and in the third, students produce their own journal articles, which are based on their investigations. (Contains 5 figures.)
ISSN:0036-8555
1943-4871
DOI:10.2505/3/tst0810_075_07