Secondary School Students' Misconceptions in Genetics: Origins and Solutions

Autor/inn/en	Machová, Markéta; Ehler, Edvard
Titel	Secondary School Students' Misconceptions in Genetics: Origins and Solutions
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 57 (2023) 3, S.633-646 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Machová, Markéta) ORCID (Ehler, Edvard)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
DOI	10.1080/00219266.2021.1933136
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Students; Scientific Concepts; Misconceptions; Genetics; Biology; Knowledge Level; Foreign Countries; Science Education; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschüler; Missverständnis; Humangenetik; Biologie; Wissensbasis; Ausland; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	Even though genetics has been implemented in biology curricula at secondary schools for decades, reports repeatedly indicate that students still hold various misconceptions about this topic. To successfully target these misconceptions, we need to know their nature and origin. We aimed to investigate these properties in the Czech educational system among students of lower-secondary education (ISCED 2) and upper secondary education (ISCED 3). Students underwent a test focused on the basic concepts of genetics based on the content of the national curriculum and current textbooks. The results showed that students have general ideas about the nature of genetic information but struggle to synthetise this knowledge into a deeper understanding of functions in the living body. In many cases, these findings resulted in an increase of various misconceptions. Compared with data about the Czech educational environment and its properties, these problems are caused by a disconnection between the rules of inheritance and functions and impacts of DNA (trait development) on multiple levels of biological organisation both in the national curriculum and textbooks. Therefore, in order to prevent misconceptions, we should focus not only on the way lesson are conducted but also on the changes of national educational policies in the Czech Republic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01