Popular Science Journalism: Facilitating Learning Through Peer Review and Communication of Science News | NSTA

Popular Science Journalism: Facilitating Learning Through Peer Review and Communication of Science News

Journal of College Science Teaching—March/April 2013

In a multisemester Popular Science Journalism course students produced science news articles for the university newspaper. Students in the course perceived an increase in their oral communication and critical-thinking skills, comprehension of factual material, positive peer interaction, ability to link ideas in separate disciplines, and understanding of the place of biology in society.

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