Publication Date
In 2024 | 1 |
Since 2023 | 1 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 4 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 5 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Knowledge Level | 5 |
Teaching Methods | 5 |
Foreign Countries | 4 |
Student Attitudes | 3 |
Active Learning | 2 |
Biology | 2 |
Physiology | 2 |
Preservice Teachers | 2 |
Science Education | 2 |
Science Instruction | 2 |
Undergraduate Students | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
Journal of Biological… | 5 |
Author
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 5 |
Reports - Research | 5 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 5 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz; Igone Palacios-Agundez – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits people obtain from nature contributing to our well-being. Although this concept has high didactic potential, its presence in education literature is scarce. This article presents the ES framework as a new teaching principle that, taught together with the biodiversity concept, may help students develop…
Descriptors: Ecology, Persuasive Discourse, Conservation (Environment), Sustainable Development
Iqbal, Fatima; Gaffar, Fatema; Singh, Harprit – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
This study investigates the impact near-peer tutors (NPTs) have on the learning experience of students enrolled on the biomedical and medical science programmes at De Montfort University, UK. Using a questionnaire, tutees were able to comment on their confidence level on certain academic taught topics in human physiology before and after attending…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Physiology, Science Instruction, Higher Education
Angosto Sánchez, Irene; Morcillo Ortega, Juan Gabriel – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
Knowledge about plant nutrition and photosynthesis is key to the scientific literacy of citizens. However, numerous studies have shown the existence of about 50 alternative ideas related to this content. In this work, carried out based on a reflection-action process, two studies based on the ideas of our 12-18 year old students are presented, as…
Descriptors: Botany, Science Education, Secondary School Students, Preservice Teachers
Mattos Feijó, Larissa; de Andrade, Viviane Abreu; Coutinho-Silva, Robson – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
The digestive system is a fundamental topic in biological science teaching. Despite its importance, the level of students' knowledge on the topic appears to differ from recommended levels at several educational grades. Their knowledge also seems to be resistant to change; therefore, this discrepancy may be viewed as an epistemological obstacle to…
Descriptors: Biology, Physiology, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes
Lee, Hung-Shan; Liu, Shiang-Yao; Yeh, Ting-Kuang – Journal of Biological Education, 2016
This study was designed to exemplify how hands-on based teaching strategies enhanced students' knowledge and positive attitudes towards sharks. Hands-on activities for sharks' biological and morphological features were carried out. Eleven elementary school students from a remote area in Taiwan were recruited and assigned to the hands-on condition.…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Hands on Science, Teaching Methods