Ude, Veronica C. (2018) PROMOTING STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN BIOLOGY LABORATORY THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING. In: EMERGING ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. God's Will Print Enter, pp. 42-48. ISBN 978-2473-32-4
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Biology is the science of life. It is the natural science that studies life and living organisms, including their physical structure, chemical processes, molecular interactions, physiological mechanisms, development and evolution. (Robert, 1971). The knowledge of these aspects of biology makes the learner well- informed and motivated to assume roles in which the practical and theoretical aspects are used in unraveling some basic problems of life. (Ude, 2011). Biology curriculum contains a lot of abstract concepts like ecology, digestive system, nervous system, photosynthesis, and osmoregulation genetics, sense organs and their structures, food nutrients; and branches such as anatomy, physiology, to mention but a few. In biology, students reported consistent problems in water transport phenomena, genetics and even ecology (WASC, 2006). This finding suggests that it may be possible to re-design the curriculum or the way the curriculum is presented so that difficulties are reduced (Mbajiorgu , Reid and Ezeano, 2017). The learners need to be actively involved in the learning experiences. Biology is practical oriented and most of the topics lend themselves to practical activities in the laboratory for hands-on learning activities on the part of the learner. Students gain a lot when they are engaged in biology laboratory activities.
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| Subjects: | A General Works > AS Academies and learned societies (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2019 14:08 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2019 12:05 |
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