Essay contest reveals misconceptions of high school students in genetics content

被引：94

作者：

Shaw, Kenna R. Mills ^{[1
]}

Van Horne, Katie ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Hubert ^{[1
]}

Boughman, Joann ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Amer Soc Human Genet, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA

来源：

GENETICS | 2008年 / 178卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1534/genetics.107.084194

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

National educational organizations have called Upon scientists to become involved in K-12 education reform. From sporadic interaction with students to more sustained partnerships with teachers, the engagement of scientists takes many forms. In this case, scientists from the American Society of Hunam Genetics (ASHG), the Genetics Society of America (GSA), and the National Society of Generic Counselors (NSGC) have partnered to organize an essay Contest for high School Students as part of the activities surrounding National DNA Day. We describe a systematic analysis of 500 of 2443 total essays submitted in response to this contest over 2 years. Our analysis reveals the nature of student misconceptions in genetics, the possible sources of these misconceptions, and potential ways to galvanize genetics education.

引用

页码：1157 / 1168

页数：12

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