Difference between revisions of "Science News Summary Questions"

From EEBedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 1: Line 1:
BIO 2289 Science News Summary 3
+
BIO 2289 Science News Summary 4
 
Name_______________________________________________________
 
Name_______________________________________________________
  
Line 5: Line 5:
  
  
Lately it seems that a lot of the articles in the Science Times have had a medical slant to them. Why do you think that this is? (there's no right or wrong, just interested in your opinion)
+
In general, when you encounter an article that contains complex information and ideas, do you read on through it, or do you give up and read another article instead?
  
  
Line 13: Line 13:
  
  
Do you tend to read more of the medical-based articles than the general science-based articles and why (or why not)?
+
Was there anything about the article you named above that seemed difficult to understand?
  
  
Line 20: Line 20:
  
  
Did your article this week make you say "wow, I didn't know that" or "that's pretty cool" (Mine did, about the virtual reality theater). If yours did, what didn't you know or what was especially cool? If you didn't say "wow", what questions did the article at least cause you to generate about the topic?
+
 
 +
 
 +
If your answer to the question above was NO, is that because the subject is simple, or because the reporter did a good job explaining the subject? If your answer to the above was YES, what do you think the reporter could have done to make it easier to understand?

Revision as of 19:02, 15 October 2008

BIO 2289 Science News Summary 4 Name_______________________________________________________

News Article Title_______________________________________________


In general, when you encounter an article that contains complex information and ideas, do you read on through it, or do you give up and read another article instead?




Was there anything about the article you named above that seemed difficult to understand?





If your answer to the question above was NO, is that because the subject is simple, or because the reporter did a good job explaining the subject? If your answer to the above was YES, what do you think the reporter could have done to make it easier to understand?