Revealing students' misconceptions about basics of molecular biology and genetics
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11410%2F19%3A10395461" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11410/19:10395461 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<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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Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Revealing students' misconceptions about basics of molecular biology and genetics
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
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.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Revealing students' misconceptions about basics of molecular biology and genetics
Popis výsledku anglicky
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.
Klasifikace
Druh
D - Stať ve sborníku
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
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Návaznosti
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2019
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název statě ve sborníku
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION 2019 (ERIE)
ISBN
978-80-213-2878-5
ISSN
2336-744X
e-ISSN
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Počet stran výsledku
7
Strana od-do
168-174
Název nakladatele
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Místo vydání
Praha
Místo konání akce
Praha
Datum konání akce
6. 6. 2019
Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti
WRD - Celosvětová akce
Kód UT WoS článku
000478861500022