BIOLOGY EDUCATION STUDENTS’ MENTAL MODELS ON GENETIC CONCEPTS
Title | BIOLOGY EDUCATION STUDENTS’ MENTAL MODELS ON GENETIC CONCEPTS |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Jalmo, T, Suwandi, T |
Journal | Journal of Baltic Science Education |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 3 |
Start Page | 474-485 |
Pagination | Continuous |
Date Published | June/2018 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1648-3898 |
Other Numbers | E-ISSN 2538-7138 |
Keywords | drawing-writing test, genetic concepts, Mental Models |
Abstract | This research aims to explore the concept of mental model of students about genetic concepts through drawing-writing test. The participants were 85 students of Biology Education at University of Lampung, which has taken genetics course. Mental model of students was categorized into five levels (levels 1-5) based on coding framework which was adapted from Kose (2008) and Saka et al. (2006). The results showed that the most dominant mental models found in each concept through drawing-writing test (D/W) respectively were D3/W3 (drawings with misconceptions/partial understanding with alternative conceptions) on the concept of "genetic materials", D2/W2 (non-representational drawings/alternative conceptions) on the concept of "heredity", D2/W3 (non-representational drawings/partial understanding with alternative conceptions) on the concept of "gene expression", D2/W3 (non-representational drawings/partial understanding with alternative conceptions) on the concept of "gene regulation in metabolic processes", and D1/W2 (no understanding/alternative conception) on the concept of "gene regulation of the growth and development of an organisms". The results indicated that drawing-writing test can be used in probing the learning difficulties and misconseption on genetics. |
URL | http://oaji.net/articles/2017/987-1529509132.pdf |
DOI | 10.33225/jbse/18.17.474 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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