Imme Petersen|Stephanie Herzog|Corinna Bath|André Fleißner
Contextualisation of factual knowledge in genetics: A pre- and post- survey of undergraduates’ understanding of the Nature of Science
Institute of Flight|Guidance (United Kingdom)|Technische Universität Braunschweig|Technische Universität Braunschweig|Institute of Flight|Guidance (United Kingdom)|Technische Universität Braunschweig|Technische Universität Braunschweig
adequate understanding nature science nos integral part scientific literacy however nos usually yet explicitly embedded science curricula german universities fill gap introduced nos elements undergraduate course genetics biology department institute technology northwestern germany summer semester 2018 strategy used exclusivereflective approach emphasising socioscientific issues kostas kampourakis 2016 suggests design considers general aspects nos concept also family resemblance approach presented erduran dagher 2014 evaluate changes students nos understanding pre postsurvey nos understanding following sussi questionnaire designed liang et al 2008 nos understanding 93 participants shows statistically significant improvement 14 24 items 583 teaching unit compared presurvey presurvey shows larger gap understanding regarding relations environment theory law posttest results show significant effects learning particular regarding subjective social cultural influences science however students understanding regarding relations environment theory law still remains weak findings indicate preconceptions amenable change others particular assumed facticity scientific knowledge seems powerful preconception much firmly fixed contextualization scientific discovery