Revealing students' misconceptions about basics of molecular biology and genetics
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://erie.v2.czu.cz/en/r-14822-proceedings-2019" target="_blank" >https://erie.v2.czu.cz/en/r-14822-proceedings-2019</a>
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Revealing students' misconceptions about basics of molecular biology and genetics
Original language description
Molecular biology and genetics have become very important parts of a secondary education curriculum at the turn of 21st century. However, there is still a limited evidence of how much students understand these topics. Aim of this study was to examine students' understanding of basic concepts of molecular biology and genetics after the end of secondary education and to identify possible misconceptions they hold. Combination of open, open-ended and multiple-choice tasks was utilized for the evaluation. We tested 316 first-year bachelor students from 21 universities in the Czech Republic in autumn 2019. Answers reveal that students struggle to understand life-long role of DNA in the cell and the amount of its control over the living body and its influence on the phenotype. Described misconceptions are crucial for further improvements in educational practice and their possible origin is discussed.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION 2019 (ERIE)
ISBN
978-80-213-2878-5
ISSN
2336-744X
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Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
168-174
Publisher name
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Place of publication
Praha
Event location
Praha
Event date
Jun 6, 2019
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000478861500022