Developing the Concept of 'Ecosystem' through Inquiry-Based Learning: A Study of Pre-Service Primary Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Martín-Gámez, Carolina; Acebal, María del Carmen; Prieto, Teresa
Titel	Developing the Concept of 'Ecosystem' through Inquiry-Based Learning: A Study of Pre-Service Primary Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 54 (2020) 2, S.147-161 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
DOI	10.1080/00219266.2018.1554596
Schlagwörter	Ecology; Active Learning; Inquiry; Preservice Teachers; Concept Formation; Visual Aids; Instructional Effectiveness; Freehand Drawing; Foreign Countries; Cooperative Learning; Knowledge Level; Primary Education; Biodiversity; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ökologie; Aktives Lernen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Anschauungsmaterial; Unterrichtserfolg; Drawing; Zeichnen; Ausland; Kooperatives Lernen; Wissensbasis; Primarbereich; Biodiversität; Spanien
Abstract	We studied the initial conceptions of 73 pre-service primary teachers regarding the concept of ecosystem and examined how their understanding evolved as a result of participation in an inquiry-based learning exercise. The inquiry process involved identifying students' initial conceptions, making them aware of these, comparison of their ideas with scientific knowledge and knowledge building through activities in which they analysed points of agreement, discrepancies and conclusions. The activities were performed in groups and centred on the production of posters, which participants were required to compare in both the first and final sessions. This comparison, together with the qualitative analysis of the content of the posters, was carried out using a rubric designed on the basis of a literature review. The results showed that students progressed in their understanding of key aspects related to the concept of ecosystem. In particular, they became more aware of the role that humans play within such systems, although they continued to have difficulties with aspects such as identifying species in the aquatic ecosystem and discriminating between biotic and abiotic components. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01