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Direct linkMysliwiec, Tami H.; Shibley, Ivan, Jr.; Dunbar, Maureen E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2003
Incorporating newspapers into a science course encourages students to take control of their learning. Assignments related to newspapers facilitate active learning in a classroom environment focused on the learner. Several different types of assignments are described for three different general education science courses. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Assignments, Current Events, Active Learning, Classroom Environment
