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Teachers’ approaches to genetics teaching mirror their choice of content and avoidance of sensitive issues

2018-07-02

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The skills required to understand genetic phenomena and transfer knowledge to real world situations are an important part of 21 st century scientific literacy. While socio-scientific issues (SSI) are increasingly emphasised in science curricula, teachers have low interest in adopting SSI in teaching. Little is known about how teachers choose content for their teaching, although this process translates curricula t...

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DOI: 10.1101/350710

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