Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344754

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0344754

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

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

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2003

End Date: 02-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $126,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Curriculum and Pedagogy | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified | Curriculum Studies: Science Education

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Health education and promotion | Primary education | Secondary education |

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