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Garcia-Carmona, Antonio; Criado, Ana Maria – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The present article presents a didactic proposal oriented to teaching notions of semiconductor physics in secondary education. The methods and the results of a pilot study designed to analyse the effectiveness of a teaching sequence on the topic are also described. The subjects were 60 students, aged 14-15 years, of a secondary school in Seville,…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Physics, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries
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Campo, Daniel; Garcia-Vazquez, Eva – Journal of Biological Education, 2008
Reconstructing phylogenies from nucleotide sequences is a challenge for students because it strongly depends on evolutionary models and computer tools that are frequently updated. We present here an inquiry-based course aimed at learning how to trace a phylogeny based on sequences existing in public databases. Computer tools are freely available…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Assisted Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning