Threshold Concepts in Biology : Final Report.
Threshold concepts are concepts central to the mastery of a specific discipline. This is the final report from a project that created a generic model for using these concepts to explore and reflect on student misconceptions and the teaching of troublesome knowledge for use by teachers in biology. St...
| Institutions: | University of Sydney University of New South Wales University of Western Sydney |
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| Auteurs principaux: | , , , , , |
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Australian Learning and Teaching Council
2011
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| Accès en ligne: | /resources/CG7-476_Sydney_Taylor_Final%20Report_2011.pdf |
| Résumé: | Threshold concepts are concepts central to the mastery of a specific discipline. This is the final report from a project that created a generic model for using these concepts to explore and reflect on student misconceptions and the teaching of troublesome knowledge for use by teachers in biology. Student understanding of the concepts was tested and interventions designed to help improve understanding. A biology teaching package was created along with a generic teaching model and guidelines to assist learning. Project publications and resources are available at the project website. |
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| ISBN: | 9781921856631 9781921856631 |
