| Description |
xvii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
UMI Microform no.: 3190883. |
| Reproduction |
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, [2006] xvii, 202 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Thesis |
Thesis (Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education)--University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-197). |
| Summary |
"Investigates the design of such 'issue-based curriculum' where challenging topics in the life sciences (biological adapation) are embedded within an inquiry project focused on the issue of marine habitat destruction"--Introduction. |
| Contents |
Introduction and background. Research question ; Overview of the dissertation -- Rationale and prior research. Evolutionary biology : an important yet challenging topic ; Traditional instruction in topics of evolution -- Designing curricula to promote the application of science to new or everyday problems ; The design of inquiry-based science curricula ; Design of an issue-based curriculum in topoics of evolutionary biology -- Designing marine science inquiry curricula for knowledge integration. Iterative approach to designing curricula for teaching evolution ; The wise learning environment : scaffolding knowlege integration about marine science ; Wise ocean stewards ; Monterey Bay Aquarium partnership, new technologies, and issue-oriented themes -- Methods. Study sites ; Participants ; Materials ; Procedure ; Data sources ; Coding schemes ; Statistical analysis -- Results. Overview of findings ; Pre-test-Posttest results ; Students improved their knowledge of evolutionary biology ; Students developed more integrated knowledge of evolution ; Students integrated knowledge across aquarium/classroom contexts ; Reduced use of alternative conceptions ; Student performance in the issue-based versus principle-based conditions ; Students applied science concepts to environmental stewardship problems -- Discussion. Use of technology-mediated curricula ; Role of scientific principles of evolution in knowledge integration ; How did students make connections to the scientific principles of adaptation? ; Role of the aquarium visit for knowledge integration ; Knowledge integration and learning normative concepts of evolutionary biology ; Using an issue-based approach to teaching evolutionary biology ; Role of the WISE curricula for integrating knowledge about environmental stewardship ; Conclusions ; Implications for the field of educational research ; Future research. |
| Subject |
University of California, Berkeley. Group in Science and Mathematics Education -- Dissertations.
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University of California, Berkeley. |
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University of California Student Strike (Berkeley, California : 1969) |
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Marine resources conservation -- Study and teaching.
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Marine resources conservation -- Study and teaching. |
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Marine resources conservation. |
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Marine ecology -- Study and teaching.
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Marine ecology -- Study and teaching. |
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Marine ecology. |
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Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching.
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Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching. |
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Marine sciences -- Research.
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Marine sciences -- Research. |
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Science -- Study and teaching -- Curricula.
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Science -- Study and teaching -- Curricula. |
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Science -- Study and teaching. |
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