Developing scientific literacy through reading and writing of scientific texts

Developing scientific literacy through reading and writing of scientific texts
Leading team
Prof. Anat Yarden
Postdocs and students
Galia Zer-Kavod, PhD Student
Moriah Ariely, PhD Student
Summary
The Life Sciences Group previously developed a concept for learning biology through scientific research articles that are adapted to the knowledge level of high-school biology students, which was termed adapted primary literature (APL). Group members were able to show that the use of APL for learning biology promotes high-school students’ scientific literacy better …