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Improving science literacy means changing science education

  • Written by Zahilyn D. Roche Allred, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University
Improving science literacy means changing science educationIntroductory science classes typically require students to memorize facts, rather than teaching them the basis of scientific thinking.Maskot via Getty Images

To graduate with a science major, college students must complete between 40 and 60 credit hours of science coursework. That means spending around 2,500 hours in the classroom throughout their...

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