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Direct linkSmith, Mike U.; Gericke, Niklas M. – Science & Education, 2015
Mendel is an icon in the history of genetics and part of our common culture and modern biology instruction. The aim of this paper is to summarize the place of Mendel in the modern biology classroom. In the present article we will identify key issues that make Mendel relevant in the classroom today. First, we recount some of the historical…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biology, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Science Instruction
Smith, Mike U. – Science & Education, 2010
Scholarship that addresses teaching and learning about evolution has rapidly increased in recent years. This review of that scholarship first addresses the philosophical/epistemological issues that impinge on teaching and learning about evolution, including the proper philosophical goals of evolution instruction; the correlational and possibly…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Research Tools, Educational Research, Research Needs
Smith, Mike U.; Scharmann, Lawrence – Science & Education, 2008
This investigation delineates a multi-year action research agenda designed to develop an instructional model for teaching the nature of science (NOS) to preservice science teachers. Our past research strongly supports the use of explicit reflective instructional methods, which includes Thomas Kuhn's notion of learning by ostention and treating…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Action Research, Scientific Principles, Science Teachers
