Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Διδακτική της ΒιολογίαςLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Koumarelas Dimitris
Supervisors info:
Παπασιδέρη Ισιδώρα. Καθηγήτρια Κυτταρικής και Αναπτυξιακής Βιολογίας, Διευθύντρια του Τομέα Βιολογίας Κυττάρου και Βιοφυσικής, Τμήμα Βιολογίας, Εθνικό Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών.
Original Title:
Επιχειρηματολογία Ελλήνων εκπαιδευτικών σε ζητήματα Εξέλιξης.
Translated title:
Argumentation abilities of Greek teachers on the Theory of Evolution.
Summary:
The theory of evolution is considered to be one of the most important subjects taught in biology in secondary education because of the multitude of concepts underlying its understanding as well as its integrative role in biology in general. Consequently, understanding and communicating the theory of evolution as well as understanding the underlying biological concepts are important educational goals. However, research shows that teaching this topic in particular continues to face persistent misconceptions and strong prejudices on the part of students. In addition, understanding of evolution is hampered by an increase in creative beliefs, as well as by students having different beliefs about science from everyday life in the classroom. To overcome these learning difficulties, reasoning and classroom discussions have been suggested as key methods. Therefore, due to the importance of defining teachers' reasoning skills in teaching evolution, this postgraduate thesis was designed.
The aim of this postgraduate thesis is to map the argumentative ability of teachers who teach Theory of Evolution in secondary schools. For the purpose of this paper, a questionnaire was designed consisting of three parts. The first part aims to illustrate teachers' abilities in formulating arguments. The second part poses the challenge of confirming or rejecting one argument with another of the teachers. The third part includes general questions about developing arguments while teaching in a classroom reflecting teachers 'experiences and students' reactions.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
Evolution theory, Εducation, Αrgumentation
Number of references:
135
