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| Autor/in | Kidman, Gillian |
|---|---|
| Titel | What Is an "Interesting Curriculum" for Biotechnology Education? Students and Teachers Opposing Views |
| Quelle | In: Research in Science Education, 40 (2010) 3, S.353-373 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0157-244X |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11165-009-9125-1 |
| Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Biotechnology; Science Education; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Course Selection (Students); Incidence; Student Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Conflict; Student Interests; Relevance (Education); Australia |
| Abstract | Of concern is an international trend of students' increasing reluctance to choose science courses in both their final years of secondary school and tertiary levels of education. Research into the phenomenon indicates an influencing factor to be the "uninteresting curriculum" (OECD "2006") of school science. This paper presents an exploration of what biotechnology key ideas students and teachers consider to be interesting. A survey was constructed and completed by 500 Australian students and their 35 teachers. Interviews were conducted with a sample of students and teachers. The Chi-square statistics revealed a significant difference between the student and teacher survey responses in four of the six a priori factors. A rank ordering of the key ideas, based on whole group mean scores, indicates only a small overlap in modern biotechnology key ideas of interest to both the students and teachers. The results suggest the key ideas teachers are interested in and incorporate into their curriculum, are not the key ideas students are interested in learning about. This mismatch is particularly prevalent and problematic in situations where curriculum choice is available within a mandated framework or syllabus, which is the case for these teachers and students. The study also found students withdrawing from biology courses in post compulsory settings due to lack of interest and perceived lack of relevance of the course. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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