Conceptions of meiosis: misunderstandings among university students and errors
Por:
Rodriguez Gil, Sergio Gustavo, Fradkin, Maia, Castañeda-Sortibrán A.N.
Publicada:
15 mar 2019
Ahead of Print:
1 ene 2018
Resumen:
We have designed and tested an exercise to detect misconceptions among students about meiosis, a fundamental concept in genetics. A total of 30 students responded to a questionnaire, all of whom were in the fifth semester of the Biology bachelor’s degree program offered by the Faculty of Science of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Our analysis showed that students have a poor understanding of the fundamental processes of meiosis and that they have trouble distinguishing them. When asked to diagram part of the process, none were able to produce a complete and accurate representation. © 2018, © 2018 Royal Society of Biology.
Filiaciones:
Rodriguez Gil, Sergio Gustavo:
Center of Parasitological Studies and Vectors (CEPAVE), La Plata, Argentina
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ctr Parasitol Studies & Vectors CEPAVE, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Natl Sci & Tech Res Council CONICET, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
Fradkin, Maia:
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genetic Improvement, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, National University of Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ), Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Natl Sci & Tech Res Council CONICET, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
UNLZ, Fac Agr Sci, Genet Improvement, Lomas De Zamora, Argentina
Castañeda-Sortibrán A.N.:
Laboratory of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Lab Genet & Evolut, Fac Sci, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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