Developing the critical thinking skills of astrobiology students through creative and scientific inquiry.

ABSTRACT: Scientific inquiry represents a multifaceted approach to explore and understand the natural world. Training students in the principles of scientific inquiry can help promote the scientific learning process as well as help students enhance their understanding of scientific research. Here, we report on the development and implementation of a learning module that introduces astrobiology students to the concepts of creative and scientific inquiry, as well as provide practical exercises to build critical thinking skills. The module contained three distinct components: (1) a creative inquiry activity designed to introduce concepts regarding the role of creativity in scientific inquiry; (2) guidelines to help astrobiology students formulate and self-assess questions regarding various scientific c

SUBMITTER: Foster JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4290794 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature