A New Spin on Journal Club: Using Evidence-Based Arguments to Debate Research News
Karie Turley, Terence R. Mitchell, Bonnie Brenseke
TL;DR
Students in a biomedical master's program debate health-related news findings using scientific evidence in a journal club format.
Contribution
Introduces a debate-style journal club to enhance critical thinking and evidence-based argumentation in biomedical education.
Findings
The debate-style journal club effectively engages students in evaluating health-related news findings.
Students positively received the approach as it mirrors real-life scientific evaluation scenarios.
Abstract
Biomedical master’s students participate in a debate-style journal club that challenges them to evaluate a health-related finding reported in the news. Assigned opposing views, students must defend their position using evidence from the scientific literature. This approach to journal club mirrors real-life situations and has been positively received by students.
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Taxonomy
TopicsHealth Sciences Research and Education · Academic Writing and Publishing · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies