tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257488513052953562.post4694798976513920084..comments2015-11-11T19:32:27.406-08:00Comments on Science Literacies 2015: Week 7Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288157704159727422noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257488513052953562.post-11387159708442308982015-10-05T18:22:55.801-07:002015-10-05T18:22:55.801-07:00I definitely agree with you about the importance o...I definitely agree with you about the importance of moving students away from rote regurgitation of textbooks/lectures towards deeper understanding of new material. However, while I like this idea in theory, I can't help but get hung up on the fact that a lot of my high school and undergrad science classes hinged on my ability to recognize direct lines from Powerpoints or textbooks when they came up on tests. That being said, maybe we need to rework how we assess students in the sciences to promote this deeper understanding of material. By shifting emphasis on defending arguments and creating models, maybe we can grade students more on incorporating class info and making feasible explanations instead of their ability to memorize facts.JSkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297550875433921867noreply@blogger.com