Frontiers in Physiology Framework Six Star Science

Six Star Science

The American Physiological Society offers resources and professional development opportunities to promote excellence in science education at the K-12 levels and physiology education at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels.

APS programs and resources are grounded in six major tenets of science teaching. These axioms are research-based and, in practice, clearly enhance the science learning of diverse students. In designing resources and programs, the APS uses these six points as guiding principles and encourages science educators at all levels to consider how these essential elements can contribute to exemplary education in their classrooms.

• Student-centered instruction is at the heart of exemplary science education.
• Valuing diversity among students is a defining characteristic of excellence in science education.
• Integrating technology to enhance learning is particularly important in science education.
• To be authentic, assessment must focus on both content and process skills.
• Utilizing accurate and timely content information is central to scientific study.
• Reflecting on teaching and learning is essential to maintaining excellence in science education.

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The Frontiers in Physiology programs are developed and sponsored by the American Physiological Society with additional funding from the National Center for Research Resources (Science Education Partnership Award #RR15251) at the National Institutes of Health.