Recontextualising Cellular Respiration in Upper Secondary Biology Education. Characteristics and Practicability of a Learning and Teaching Strategy. Issue 3 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wierdsma, Menno; Knippels, Marie-Christine; van Oers, Bert; Boersma, Kerst
• Is Part Of: Journal of biological education. Volume 50:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 239
• Page End: 250
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: Biology education -- Cellular respiration -- Transfer -- Recontextualising; Biology -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Biologie -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Biology -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; 570.7
• DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2015.1058842
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9266

Abstract

Abstract : Since concepts may have different meanings in different contexts, students have to learn to recontextualise them, i.e. to adapt their meanings to a new context. It is unclear, however, what characteristics a learning and teaching strategy for recontextualising should have. The study aims to develop such a learning and teaching strategy for cellular respiration. The strategy consists of a storyline, consisting of three contexts, with embedded cognitive elements and some episodes focussed on recontextualising cellular respiration. Testing the strategy in two classes in upper secondary biology education showed that the strategy was largely practicable.