ABSTRACT: It is an established fact that in the United States there is a great need to
improve the scientific literacy of undergraduate students, especially those who are
nonscience majors. Data presented herein suggest that using simple art concepts can assist
nonscience majors in better appreciating scientific facts related to chemistry. However, it is
essential to engage these students in cooperative, active, and inquiry-based learning in order
to further strengthen their scientific literacy and improve their self-confidence in learning
scientific facts and, thus, diminish their fear of taking other science classes over the course
of their college careers. The teaching method students most engaged with is a combination
of instructor-based lectures and hands-on experiments.
ABSTRACT: It is an established fact that in the United States there is a great need toimprove the scientific literacy of undergraduate students, especially those who arenonscience majors. Data presented herein suggest that using simple art concepts can assistnonscience majors in better appreciating scientific facts related to chemistry. However, it isessential to engage these students in cooperative, active, and inquiry-based learning in orderto further strengthen their scientific literacy and improve their self-confidence in learningscientific facts and, thus, diminish their fear of taking other science classes over the courseof their college careers. The teaching method students most engaged with is a combinationof instructor-based lectures and hands-on experiments.
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