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- Title
A STUDY OF PERMANENCE IN LEARNING SELECTED MATERIALS FROM THE FIELD OF GENETICS.
- Authors
Bond, Austin D.; Sundquist, Leona
- Abstract
This article examines whether the differences detected between college students who were taught different units of genetics tend to become permanent. One group of college students was taught a unit of genetics prepared with objectives consistent with the objectives of general education. Another group of students was taught a unit of genetics prepared as a logical organization of subject matter. The report "An Experiment in the Teaching of Genetics, with Special Reference to Objectives of General Education" is based on a study conducted by researcher Austin D. Bond. Bond shows that college students who were taught an experimental unit of genetics, prepared with objectives consistent with objectives of general education, surpassed the students who were taught a unit prepared as a logical organization of subject matter. The significant differences were found to be true for certain ranges on intelligence and initial status on the tests used in the evaluation. As a part of the present study, all available students were given a test one year after the completion of the original study. The test used in retesting consisted of three sections. One of the sections was a true-false test. This test was related to facts from the science of genetics.
- Subjects
GENETICS education; COLLEGE students; HIGHER education; BOND, Austin D.; GENERAL education; EDUCATIONAL objectives; EDUCATIONAL tests &; measurements; BIOLOGY education; STUDENTS
- Publication
Science Education, 1940, Vol 24, Issue 6, p312
- ISSN
0036-8326
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/sce.3730240605