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PGRPOutreach and Social Science
Troy HallForest Ecosystems & Society
Jay WellScience and Math Investigative Learning Experience (SMILE)
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January 26, 2018
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Social context• ↓ public scientific literacy +
↑ science complexity• ↑ gaps between scientific and public
understandings• Risk that policy is driven by simplistic
understandings of issues based on incomplete or one-sided messages
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Pew Research Center. 2015.
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Our Specific Goals• Increase teachers’ content area knowledge, confidence and access to
materials for teaching about genetics in society (emphasis on GMO crops)
• Increase learners’ abilities • to think critically and reflectively• to apply science to address complex socio-scientific problems
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Our approach
• Effective materials & tools• Empowered teachers• Scientifically literate,
engaged students
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Science pedagogy
Psychological science
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In-depth look at the psychological science
• Guided by frameworks of• Epistemic cognition• Motivated reasoning
• Explore what factors contribute to cognitive complexity• Understand whether and how well-designed case studies increase
cognitive complexity
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Sinatra, G. M., Kienhues, D., & Hofer, B. K. (2014). Addressing challenges to public understanding of science: Epistemic cognition, motivated reasoning, and conceptual change. Educational Psychologist, 49(2), 123-138.
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In-depth look at the psychological science
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Cognitions“GMOs are scary”
“GMOs can help alleviate hunger”“I don’t like GMOs”
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In-depth look at the psychological science
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… have different sources
… include emotions
Cognitions
BLS
Parentcenterhub.org
Naturalnews.comAmazon.com
Flaxen saxonNaturalnews.com
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In-depth look at the psychological science
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… have different sources
… are influenced by emotion
Emotionally based cognitions influence information
processing in certain ways
Cognitions
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In-depth look at the psychological science
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… have different sources
… are influenced by emotion
… have different degrees of complexity
Personal interest in topic
Scientific disposition
Cognitions
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Cognitions… have different degrees
of complexityGMO = Bad
BUT, sometimes pros > cons
GMO = Bad (heuristic)
Genetic modification
Health (insulin) = Good
Corn loss of monarchs = Bad
Gene splicing
Traditional breeding
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Case studies
• Designed to promote open-minded processing• Seek to increase cognitive complexity
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Our aspiration• Help teachers convey current, potentially controversial science in a
non-biased way• Develop engaging case studies related to genetic technology
• Cultivate an orientation toward and skills for learning about dynamic science
• Help students recognize their own cognitive short-cuts and identify what is valid information
• Empower students to make sense of science, use science to make good decisions for selves
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We look forward to working with you to help us develop and adapt materials to meet the needs of your students and your
interests
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