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Lindsey, Alexander J.; Barker, David J. – Natural Sciences Education, 2023
In spring 2016, a course at Ohio State University (OSU) was introduced to teach advanced agronomic concepts and included the option to prepare students for the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) exams offered by the American Society of Agronomy. From 2019 to 2021, revisions in instructional methods were implemented that introduced the use of pretests…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Agronomy, Certification, Exit Examinations
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Cessna, Stephen; Neufeld, Douglas Graber; Horst, S. Jeanne – Natural Sciences Education, 2013
Claims of the (non-)sustainability of a given agricultural practice generally hinge on scientific evidence and the reliability of that evidence, or at least the perception of its reliability. Advocates of sustainable agriculture may dismiss science as purely subjective, or at the other extreme, may inappropriately elevate scientific findings to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Agriculture, Reflection, Scientific Methodology