REASONING IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES Student Learning Below Competent Competent Competent Outcome 1. Explain the Insufficiently demonstrates Accurately demonstrates Analyzes information and/or solves foundational foundational knowledge in the foundational knowledge in the problems advanced knowledge of a discipline. discipline. foundational knowledge. particular scientific discipline. Skillfully applies principles and 2. principles and Inaccurately applies principles and Accurately applies principles and techniques of scientific inquiry to techniques of techniques of scientific inquiry. techniques of scientific inquiry. synthesize reasonable and scientific inquiry. appropriate conclusions. 3. Evaluate the Insufficiently recognizes or Accurately recognizes and Applies credible information credibility and the distinguishes credible from non- distinguishes credible from non- to evaluate and/or explain a use/misuse of credible information. credible information. hypothesis. scientific information. Insightfully describes and analyzes 4. Analyze the Inadequately describes the Adequately describes and analyzes the interactions between science reciprocal impact interactions between science and the interactions between science and society and proposes solutions of science and society. and society. for complex issues. society.
REASONING IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES Student Learning Outcome Below Competent Competent Competent 1. Explain the foundational knowledge of a particular scientific discipline. Insufficiently demonstrates foundational knowledge in the discipline. Accurately demonstrates foundational knowledge in the discipline. Analyzes information and/or solves problems advanced foundational knowledge. 2. principles and techniques of scientific inquiry. Inaccurately applies principles and techniques of scientific inquiry. Accurately applies principles and techniques of scientific inquiry. Skillfully applies principles and techniques of scientific inquiry to synthesize reasonable and appropriate conclusions. 3. Evaluate the credibility and the use/misuse of scientific information. Insufficiently recognizes or distinguishes credible from non- credible information. Accurately recognizes and distinguishes credible from non- credible information. Applies credible information to evaluate and/or explain a hypothesis. 4. Analyze the reciprocal impact of science and society. Inadequately describes the interactions between science and society. Adequately describes and analyzes the interactions between science and society. Insightfully describes and analyzes the interactions between science and society and proposes solutions for complex issues.
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