Teaching Tree Thinking in an Upper Level Organismal Biology Course: Testing the Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Novick, Laura R.; Catley, Kefyn M.
Titel	Teaching Tree Thinking in an Upper Level Organismal Biology Course: Testing the Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Curriculum
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 52 (2018) 1, S.66-78 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
DOI	10.1080/00219266.2017.1285804
Schlagwörter	Biology; Science Instruction; Biodiversity; Forestry; Scientific Literacy; Visual Aids; Teaching Methods; Lecture Method; Instructional Materials; Laboratory Experiments; Thinking Skills; Qualitative Research; Undergraduate Students; Science Tests; Scores; Pretests Posttests; Evolution; Student Attitudes; Course Descriptions; Statistical Analysis; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Biodiversität; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Anschauungsmaterial; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Denkfähigkeit; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Kursstrukturplan; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The ability to interpret and reason from Tree of Life diagrams is a key component of twenty-first century science literacy. This article reports on the authors' continued development of a multifaceted research-based curriculum--including an instructional booklet, lectures, laboratories and a field activity--to teach such tree thinking to biology students. Results are presented from a study involving biology students enrolled in an upper level organismal biology class. All students received the multi-week tree-thinking curriculum, and learning was assessed by comparing pretest and posttest scores on the novel tree-thinking assessment instrument developed by the authors. Quantitatively, the authors found large gains in tree-thinking abilities due to their instruction. The results also provided qualitative evidence that the authors succeeded in their more general goal of helping students to appreciate the interconnectedness of Earth's biodiversity through the utility of phylogenetic trees. (As Provided).
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