How Students Engage in Biomimicry

Autor/in	Qureshi, Saad
Titel	How Students Engage in Biomimicry
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 56 (2022) 4, S.450-464 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Qureshi, Saad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
DOI	10.1080/00219266.2020.1841668
Schlagwörter	Biology; Science Instruction; Biomedicine; Engineering; Systems Approach; Teaching Methods; Inquiry; Active Learning; Genetics; Undergraduate Students; Engineering Education; Diseases; Cancer; Injuries; Health Services; Visual Impairments; Epilepsy; Neurological Impairments; Medical Services; Equipment; Sustainability; Design; Human Body; Computer Software; Open Source Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Biomedizin; Maschinenbau; Systemischer Ansatz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Aktives Lernen; Humangenetik; Ingenieurausbildung; Disease; Krankheit; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Epilepsie; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Arzt; Nachhaltigkeit; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	Biomimicry is a useful method to develop students' skills, such as design and systems thinking, particularly when complemented with inquiry-based learning. The research seeks to uncover how students engage in the biomimicry process and what types of designs they produce to reveal insights that could assist educators in teaching biomimicry. A study was conducted with 70 undergraduate students who were placed into 12 groups. Using an inquiry-based learning method, students selected their own health challenge and proposed a biomimetic design. Students submitted reports which were analysed via thematic analysis revealing numerous findings, including two common forms of biomimicry carried out by students, further insights into the strategy of 'cross breed mimicry', the types of organisms students imitated, and the successes and difficulties students faced in applying biomimicry. It contributes to the understanding of how students engage in biomimicry. This research is among one of the first studies to apply an existing six stage biomimicry process and to test this in the field of biomedical engineering. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01