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Publication Date: 2020
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Considering the Levels of Biological Organisation When Teaching Carbon Flows in a Terrestrial Ecosystem
Journal of Biological Education, v54 n3 p287-299 2020
Students often have misconceptions about terrestrial carbon flows and there is a lack of coherence in students' explanations regarding the different levels of biological organisation at which these processes occur. In this study, problem-based teaching materials on the topic of terrestrial carbon flows were developed and tested with 15 students 18-19 years old (grade 12) using a pre/post-test design. Students focused on specific carbon flows in an ecosystem at the macro level (e.g. CO[subscript 2] fixation and heterotrophic respiration) including specific related concepts at the micro level (e.g. photosynthesis and cellular respiration). The findings indicate that the teaching materials improved the students' understanding of terrestrial carbon flows and their ability to reason across the different levels of biological organisation. On the basis of these findings, implications for teaching terrestrial carbon flows in biological education are discussed.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Biology, Problem Based Learning, Secondary School Students, Energy, Misconceptions, Instructional Materials, Ecology, Thinking Skills, Cytology, Botany, Climate, Concept Formation, Pretests Posttests, Cooperative Learning, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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