Guiding Students to Understand Functional Responses: Holling's Disc Experiment Revisited

Autor/inn/en	Pulley, Melissa; Rodriguez, Leoncio; Lewis, Matthew; Kohler, Brynja; Gordillo, Luis
Titel	Guiding Students to Understand Functional Responses: Holling's Disc Experiment Revisited
Quelle	In: PRIMUS, 32 (2022) 2, S.124-136 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1051-1970
DOI	10.1080/10511970.2020.1827103
Schlagwörter	Biology; Science Instruction; Interdisciplinary Approach; Learning Activities; Scientific Concepts; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Equations (Mathematics); Ecology; High School Students; College Students; Laboratory Experiments; Computer Simulation; Mathematical Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Lernaktivität; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Ökologie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell
Abstract	Inspired by the approach first employed by C.S. Holling in his classic "disc experiment," this article provides a sequence of learning activities that increase students' understanding of the mechanisms behind saturating effects in predator-prey scenarios. The proposed lesson is recommended for inclusion in courses that address mathematical biology or modeling from introductory to advanced levels. The featured activities include a theoretical derivation of Holling's type II functional response model, a hands-on experiment for data gathering, and tools for further exploration through individual-based computer simulations. This multi-faceted approach gives students the opportunity to gather different sets of data in order to meet multiple learning objectives. Classroom trials conducted in Spring 2019 indicate that the proposed instructional resources and activities are effective for improving students' understanding of the mechanisms in Holling's type II functional response equation, and deepen students' appreciation of authentic data-driven mathematical modeling in ecology. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01