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Direct linkElise M. Walck-Shannon; Heather D. Barton; Shaina F. Rowell; Douglas L. Chalker; Angela Fink – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2025
Recently, our course team transformed a large-enrollment introductory genetics course from being predominantly lecture based to active learning based. During class sessions, students engaged in problem solving, which occurs when a student attempts to solve a problem without knowing the path to complete it. We designed class activities…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Genetics, Learning Activities, Inquiry
Lu Cao; Polly K. Lai; Hongzhi Yang – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2024
This study explored the use of an innovative instructional approach called Productive Failure (PF) to design an educational game and its support. The study then examined the effects of two different types of instruction--PF vs. Direct Instruction (DI)--on learning genetics and relevant mathematical knowledge in a Game-Based Learning (GBL)…
Descriptors: Failure, Problem Solving, Genetics, Biological Sciences
Timm, Justin; Wools, Katharina; Schmiemann, Philipp – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Pedigree problems are typical genetics tasks in schools. They are well suited to help students learn scientific reasoning, representing realistic genetic problems. However, pedigree problems also pose complex requirements, especially for secondary students. They require a suitable solution strategy and technical knowledge. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Thinking Skills, Genetics, Problem Solving
Jeremy L. Hsu; Rou-Jia Sung; Su L. Swarat; Alexandra J. Gore; Stephanie Kim; Stanley M. Lo – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
Existing research has investigated student problem-solving strategies across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; however, there is limited work in undergraduate biology education on how various aspects that influence learning combine to generate holistic approaches to problem solving. Through the lens of situated cognition, we…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Biology, Science Instruction, Holistic Approach
Timm, J.; Oberste, N.; Schmiemann, P. – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Pedigree problems are typical tasks in school genetics classes. However, they are perceived as difficult and often are not successfully completed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine relevant factors that might have an impact on success in pedigree analysis. Based on previous research, we investigate the influence of the…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Education, Problem Solving, Regression (Statistics)
Lee, Shinyoung; Byun, Taejin – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
This study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of high school students' errors while solving genetics problems. Four students were asked to solve two genetics problems and participate in a modified think-aloud interview. Data from the interview, video clips of the problem-solving process, and test sheets were used to analyse participants'…
Descriptors: High School Students, Problem Solving, Error Patterns, Genetics
Esquivel-Martín, Tamara; Bravo-Torija, Beatriz; Pérez-Martín, José Manuel – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
Cell division is one of the most relevant processes in Biology, for instance, to understand the reproduction of species or the development of tumours. Learning this content requires not addressing it out of context but integrating it into real-life problems that demand students apply their knowledge about cell division. In this study, the authors…
Descriptors: Biology, Cytology, Science Instruction, Small Group Instruction
Hong, Dae S. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
We examined widely used popular calculus textbooks to explore opportunities to learn the limit concept. Definitions, worked problems, and exercise problems were coded to examine if these tasks allow students to use informal thinking to coordinate domain and range processes to understand the infinite process of limit. Results revealed many exercise…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Genetics
D. Oliveira; C. Guerra; M. J. Loureiro; G. Jeremias; J. L. Pereira – Educational Media International, 2024
The public's growing interest in epigenetics, particularly its applications in human health, underscores the significance of epigenetic mechanisms in regulating gene activity and promoting phenotypic diversity without altering DNA sequences. Within the framework of the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, epigenetics is regarded as a non-genetic…
Descriptors: Genetics, Human Body, Health, Biodiversity
Avena, Jennifer S.; McIntosh, Betsy B.; Whitney, Oscar N.; Wiens, Ashton; Knight, Jennifer K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Problem solving is a critical skill in many disciplines but is often a challenge for students to learn. To examine the processes both students and experts undertake to solve constructed-response problems in genetics, we collected the written step-by-step procedures individuals used to solve problems in four different content areas. We developed a…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Metacognition, Genetics, College Science
Allbee, Quinn; Barber, Robert – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
Biology is a data-driven discipline facilitated greatly by computer programming skills. This article describes an introductory experiential programming activity that can be integrated into distance learning environments. Students are asked to develop their own Python programs to identify the nature of alleles linked to disease. This activity…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Instruction, Programming Languages, Biology
Sung, Rou-Jia; Swarat, Su L.; Lo, Stanley M. – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
Exams constitute the predominant form of summative assessment in undergraduate biology education, with the assumption that exam performance should reflect student conceptual understanding. Previous work highlights multiple examples in which students can answer exam problems correctly without the corresponding conceptual understanding. This…
Descriptors: Biology, Problem Solving, Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts
Ernstberger, Kathryn W.; Venkataramanan, M. A. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2018
This teaching brief describes an engaging, in-class exercise that introduces genetic algorithms as well as advanced Excel functions and capabilities by modeling the familiar Sudoku puzzle. Student groups are first asked to manually solve a given puzzle and then translate that solution methodology to a spreadsheet model. This exercise can be used…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Instruction, Spreadsheets, Puzzles
Tosto, Maria Grazia; Garon-Carrier, Gabrielle; Gross, Susan; Petrill, Stephen A.; Malykh, Sergey; Malki, Karim; Hart, Sara A.; Thompson, Lee; Karadaghi, Rezhaw L.; Yakovlev, Nikita; Tikhomirova, Tatiana; Opfer, John E.; Mazzocco, Michèle M. M.; Dionne, Ginette; Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boivin, Michel; Kovas, Yulia – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Background: The number line task assesses the ability to estimate numerical magnitudes. People vary greatly in this ability, and this variability has been previously associated with mathematical skills. However, the sources of individual differences in number line estimation and its association with mathematics are not fully understood. Aims: This…
Descriptors: Twins, Individual Differences, Computation, Mathematics Skills
Park, Eunju; Ha, Minsu – Asia-Pacific Science Education, 2022
To effectively employ inquiry-based learning to enhance students' inquiry practices and encourage them to think and act like scientists, science teachers must have a deeper understanding of the factors that influence scientific research and attitudes about scientist practice. This research contains the experience of two postdoctoral researchers in…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Scientific Attitudes, Ambiguity (Context), Doctoral Students
