Learning and Teaching Genetics in a Biotechnological World: A Multidimensional Investigation of Conceptual Change

这项研究的目的是调查学生和专家对遗传学基本概念的理解。目的还在于研究教学策略，以培养在生物技术世界中生活的适当概念。这很重要，因为遗传学是一般科学素养的关键内容知识。这是第一个调查儿童遗传学理论如何发展的研究，它将两种成功的理论方法结合在一起。这项定性研究的结果将详细描述和解释孩子们对遗传学的了解，他们应该知道什么，以及有效的教学策略，以改变观念。

The aim of this research is to investigate students' and experts' understandings of fundamental concepts of genetics. The aim also is to investigate teaching strategies that will develop appropriate concepts for living in a biotechnological world. This is significant because genetics is critical content knowledge for general scientific literacy. This is the first research to investigate how children's theories of genetics develop and it brings together two successful theoretical approaches. The outcomes of this qualitative research will be detailed descriptions and interpretations of what children already know about genetics, what they should know, and effective teaching strategies for conceptual change.