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Shifting Perspectives: A Community-Based Learning Science Outreach Course That Engages Undergraduate Metacognition through Midsemester Redesign

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide The content and implementation of a one-credit course with built-in science outreach to the community partner, Girls, Inc., is described herein. This community-based learning (CBL) course aims at developing the undergraduates’ ability to plan, monitor, evaluate, and adjust to new learning environments by reflecting on their own learning and also to define their scientific identities. The course delivery is divided into five Training and Preparation sessions, seven Community Partner Interaction sessions, and two Assessment sessions. Throughout the semester, the participating students reflected on their experiences and contextualized the outreach within the educational theories discussed. Student feedback indicated a shift in the undergraduate students’ bias on gender in science, and the appreciation to have the opportunity for metacognitive reflection.

Source: Journal of Chemical Education

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00656

Author: L. Gaby Avila-Bront

Institution: College of the Holy Cross

Language: English

Topic: Service-Learning and Community Engagement

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,500