Author, as appears in the article.: Borrull Riera, Anna; Valls Bautista, Cristina
Department: Altres organs de gestió
URV's Author/s: Valls Bautista, Cristina
Keywords: Students understandings Secondary education Science Performance Molecular-genetics Gymkhana Genetics Gamification Game Chemistry Biology Attitudes
Abstract: Genetics is an especially difficult subject to explain and learn according to experts for several reasons, including the general disinterest of students, as well as the abstract and complex nature of the molecular processes involved. To face these difficulties, a gymkhana was designed, implemented and evaluated to analyze whether it allowed to consolidate the knowledge of genetics previously exposed in a theoretical way. The present work is a case study of a group of students aged 15-16 who answered a test questionnaire before and after performing the gymkhana to determine if it allows students to achieve the learning objectives for which it was designed. The gymkhana allows students to achieve most of the objectives set and therefore can be considered as an activity focused on students and effective as an activity for the consolidation of theoretical concepts on genetics. In addition, it had a very good acceptance and was well valued by the students.
Thematic Areas: Revistas de ciencias de la educación Psicología Physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation Pharmacy Orthopedics and sports medicine Medicina ii Interdisciplinar Hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism Education Educación Educació Educação física Educação Deporte Ciencias sociales Ciencias de la educación Actividad física y deportiva
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: cristina.valls@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-5583-5695
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/89131
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Retos. Nuevas Tendencias En Educación Física, Deporte Y Recreación. (43): 127-134
APA: Borrull Riera, Anna; Valls Bautista, Cristina (2022). Implementation and validation of a gymkhana to learn genetics in secondary education. Retos. Nuevas Tendencias En Educación Física, Deporte Y Recreación, (43), 127-134
Article's DOI: 10.47197/retos.v43i0.89131
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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