Engaging students in studying human biology through digital storytelling
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Maria Dokopoulou [1] ; Evangelia A. Pavlatou [1]
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[1] National and Technical University of Athens
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- Localización: Biology education research: contemporary topics and directions / Blanca Puig Mauriz (dir.), Paloma Blanco Anaya (dir.), María José Gil Quílez (dir.), Marcus Grace (dir.), 2020, ISBN 978-84-16723-97-3, págs. 99-110
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Our study focuses on exploring students’ engagement in Human Biology using the construction of several digital stories (Digital Storytelling) in Human Anatomy and Physiology as a field of the Biology curriculum in the Greek upper secondary education system. 15 year old students used software to make digital stories about human organ systems and relevant health problems that were addressed by exploring possible causes and solutions. To gain an understanding of students’ engagement, personal interviews were conducted. Students’ responses were coded under three dimensions of students’ engagement: behavioural, emotional and cognitive engagement. Our findings indicate the impact of Digital Storytelling in students’ engagement in the biology content and the learning procedure. Both positive and negative perspectives are discussed to evaluate critically the strength and the weaknesses of implementing such an initiative in biology teaching.
