TY - GEN
T1 - Fostering generative reasoning about complex phenomena in genetics
AU - Duncan, Ravit Golan
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The notion of systems is an important idea in science and science education. Genetic phenomena, in particular the mechanisms that link genes to their observable effects, are examples of complicated multileveled systems that students find difficult to understand. Developing generative understanding of the mechanisms underlying genetic phenomena is a critical aspect of scientific literacy in this domain. Here, I describe the design and evaluation of a high school genetics unit aimed at fostering such understandings.
AB - The notion of systems is an important idea in science and science education. Genetic phenomena, in particular the mechanisms that link genes to their observable effects, are examples of complicated multileveled systems that students find difficult to understand. Developing generative understanding of the mechanisms underlying genetic phenomena is a critical aspect of scientific literacy in this domain. Here, I describe the design and evaluation of a high school genetics unit aimed at fostering such understandings.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84884327971
SN - 0805861742
SN - 9780805861747
T3 - ICLS 2006 - International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Proceedings
SP - 916
EP - 917
BT - ICLS 2006 - International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Proceedings
T2 - 7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2006
Y2 - 27 June 2006 through 1 July 2006
ER -