The literature provides confounding information with regard to questions about whether
students in high school can engage in meaningful argumentation about socio‐scientific …

This article explores how learning biological concepts can be facilitated by playing a video
game that depicts interactions and processes at the subcellular level. Particularly, this article …

With rapid developments in genetic screening there has been increasing concern about the
poor level of understanding of inheritance within the general population. In 1989 a national …

Findings from a study of 10 German students aged 15–19, using problem‐centred
interviews, suggest that many students hold an 'everyday'conception of genes as small, trait …

We have designed, developed, and validated a 25-question Genetics Concept Assessment
(GCA) to test achievement of nine broad learning goals in majors and nonmajors …

This paper considers the relationship between science knowledge and the ability to engage
in reasoned discussion of the social consequences of science. Through a study of over 200 …

There is continued emphasis on increasing and improving genetics education for grades K–
12, for medical professionals, and for the general public. Another critical audience is …

Traditional strategies for teaching genetics rely on teacher explanation, textbooks, and
problem‐solving activities (in which problems are solved by application of an already known …

This paper reports on young people's understanding of genes as they near the end of their
compulsory science education in the UK. A sample of 482 school students aged 14–16 …

Research in genetics and genomics is advancing at a fast pace, and thus keeping up with
the most recent findings and conclusions can be very challenging. At the same time these …