Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes
This study presents various ways in which secondary biology teachers incorporated diagrams in their classroom teaching. To understand biology teachers’ instructional use of diagrams, classroom observations were conducted in one state senior high school in Western Australia. A total of 120 lessons in...
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| author | Liu, Yang Won, Mihye Treagust, David |
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| description | This study presents various ways in which secondary biology teachers incorporated diagrams in their classroom teaching. To understand biology teachers’ instructional use of diagrams, classroom observations were conducted in one state senior high school in Western Australia. A total of 120 lessons in Grades 9–12 taught by five biology teachers were analyzed to produce three assertions that illustrate the instructional practice of using diagrams in secondary biology classes. The research has demonstrated a variety of different ways that experienced biology teachers used diagrams in their teaching to engender student interest and understanding of biological concepts. These findings can be used to help other biology teachers develop a better understanding of the different roles and functions of different types of diagrams in teaching biological concepts. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-373112023-02-27T07:34:32Z Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes Liu, Yang Won, Mihye Treagust, David Billie Eilam John Gilbert Instructional practices Schematic representations Analogic explanations Photographs Iconic representation Visual representations Graphs Charts Symbolic representations Diagrams Biology This study presents various ways in which secondary biology teachers incorporated diagrams in their classroom teaching. To understand biology teachers’ instructional use of diagrams, classroom observations were conducted in one state senior high school in Western Australia. A total of 120 lessons in Grades 9–12 taught by five biology teachers were analyzed to produce three assertions that illustrate the instructional practice of using diagrams in secondary biology classes. The research has demonstrated a variety of different ways that experienced biology teachers used diagrams in their teaching to engender student interest and understanding of biological concepts. These findings can be used to help other biology teachers develop a better understanding of the different roles and functions of different types of diagrams in teaching biological concepts. 2014 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37311 10.1007/978-3-319-06526-7_5 Springer restricted |
| spellingShingle | Instructional practices Schematic representations Analogic explanations Photographs Iconic representation Visual representations Graphs Charts Symbolic representations Diagrams Biology Liu, Yang Won, Mihye Treagust, David Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes |
| title | Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes |
| title_full | Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes |
| title_fullStr | Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes |
| title_short | Secondary Biology Teachers' Use of Different Types of Diagrams for Different Purposes |
| title_sort | secondary biology teachers' use of different types of diagrams for different purposes |
| topic | Instructional practices Schematic representations Analogic explanations Photographs Iconic representation Visual representations Graphs Charts Symbolic representations Diagrams Biology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37311 |