Authenticity and Entomology Knowledge in Science Classrooms

• In Event: Stories, Science, and Social Change: Integrating Pedagogy and Culture

Abstract

A long-standing goal of science education has been for students to engage in “authentic” science. This goal of authentic science has appeared in many policy documents, and most recently, in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS, Achieve, 2013). Thirteen years after the release of NGSS, we still wonder about how to support students to engage in “authentic” science in classrooms. Our presentation will examine relationships between authenticity, epistemic agency, uncertainty, and equity. The presentation will approach the topic in two ways: expectations and norms for students, and the role of teachers. Students may be engaging in “authentic” science when they are exercising epistemic agency. We will conclude with questions for the field to consider.

Author

• David Stroupe, University of Utah