ERIC Number: EJ1035727
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Aug
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Outreach Science Education: Evidence-Based Studies in a Gene Technology Lab
Scharfenberg, Franz-Josef; Bogner, Franz X.
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, v10 n4 p329-341 Aug 2014
Nowadays, outreach labs are important informal learning environments in science education. After summarizing research to goals outreach labs focus on, we describe our evidence-based gene technology lab as a model of a research-driven outreach program. Evaluation-based optimizations of hands-on teaching based on cognitive load theory (additional group discussions) and on conceptual change theory (consideration of students' alternative conceptions) achieved higher instructional efficiencies. We argue both modifications as generalizable for science teaching. As more general results, we describe identified student cognitive load types and problems of tutoring in hands-on teaching. Finally, we present our innovative approach of combining student and preservice teacher education, theory-based on pedagogical content knowledge by focusing on preservice teachers' change from student, to tutor, to teacher roles.
Descriptors: Science Education, Outreach Programs, Science Laboratories, Genetics, Scientific Research, Hands on Science, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Group Discussion, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Preservice Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Role, Foreign Countries, Science Experiments, Secondary School Science, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Biology, Grade 10, Grade 12, Tutoring
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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