Comprehending process diagrams in biology education

Authors	M. Kragten
Supervisors	G.C.W. Rijlaarsdam W.F. Admiraal
Award date	27-11-2015
ISBN	9789090293172
Number of pages	114
Organisations	Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Research Institute of Child Development and Education (RICDE)
Abstract	Students in secondary Science education seem to have difficulties with comprehending diagrams. Process diagrams are an important type of representation in Biology for explaining processes like protein synthesis, compound cycles, etc. In this thesis, we aimed at getting deeper insight into students’ difficulties comprehending process diagrams. These insights were used to inform the design of an intervention.
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis (complete) Front matter Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Diagrammatic literacy in secondary science education Chapter 3: Students’ ability to solve process-diagram problems in secondary biology education Chapter 4: Students’ learning activities while studying biological process diagrams Chapter 5: Effect of a multiple-strategy training with a stepwise working-routine on learning from process diagrams Chapter 6: Discussion Back matter
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