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Using a Controversy about Health, Biology, and Indigenous Knowledge to Promote Undergraduates' Awareness of the Importance of Respecting the Traditions and Beliefs of Indigenous Communities: The Case of Paragonimiasis in Colombia
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Molina, Jorge; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2021
Paragonimiasis is an illness that involves both humans and animals. It is caused by parasites from the genus "Paragonimus" (Trematoda: Troglotrematidae). The illness is endemic to tropical and subtropical countries in Asia, Africa, and America, with different species being responsible in different areas. In Colombia, members of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Health, Biology
Using Drama to Promote Argumentation in Science Education: The Case of "Should've"
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Archila, Pablo Antonio – Science & Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to use drama as a springboard for promoting argumentation among 91 first-semester undergraduate medical students (56 females and 35 males, 16-30 years old) in Colombia during a complete teaching-learning sequence (TLS) supervised by the same teacher. The drama used was the play "Should've," written by Nobel…
Descriptors: Drama, Science Education, Medical Students, Foreign Countries
Improving Writing through Stages
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Rivera Barreto, Adriana Maritza – HOW, 2011
Writing as a means of communication is one of the basic skills students must master at the university level. Although it is not an easy task because students are usually reluctant to correct, teachers have great responsibility at the time of guiding a writing process. For that reason, this study aimed at improving the writing process in fourth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Writing (Composition)