[ A LA REDECOUVERTE DES LOIS DE LA GENETIQUE CLASSIQUE PAR L'UTILISATION D'UN LOGICIEL DE SIMULATION ]
Volume 12, Issue 4, September 2015, Pages 776–785
Boujemaa AGORRAM1, Salaheddine KHZAMI2, and Sabah SELMAOUI3
1 University of Cadi Ayyad, Equipe de Recherche en Education et Formation, Ecole Normale Supérieure, P.O Box 2400, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
2 University of Cadi Ayyad, Equipe de Recherche en Education et Formation, Ecole Normale Supérieure, P.O Box 2400, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
3 University of Cadi Ayyad, Equipe de Recherche en Education et Formation, Ecole Normale Supérieure, P.O Box 2400, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study describes a lab in which students engaged in inquiry in classical genetics in order to develop a better understanding of the concepts and reasoning skills necessary to support knowledge claims about genetics. The simulation program called Drosofly can be used to foster about the conceptual knowledge used by university students when investigating the genetic's determinism of traits in drosophila. An analysis of the procedural knowledge for experimenting with the computer model is provided.
The results of this case study provide a model of how Drosofly can be used to engage students in a complex problem-solving experience that encourages their meta-cognitive reflection and understanding about laws of the genetics. Implications for teaching are provided and ways to improve student learning and problem solving in classical genetics are suggested.
Author Keywords: Genetics Simulator, Inquiry, Drosofly, University, Experimentation.
Volume 12, Issue 4, September 2015, Pages 776–785
Boujemaa AGORRAM1, Salaheddine KHZAMI2, and Sabah SELMAOUI3
1 University of Cadi Ayyad, Equipe de Recherche en Education et Formation, Ecole Normale Supérieure, P.O Box 2400, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
2 University of Cadi Ayyad, Equipe de Recherche en Education et Formation, Ecole Normale Supérieure, P.O Box 2400, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
3 University of Cadi Ayyad, Equipe de Recherche en Education et Formation, Ecole Normale Supérieure, P.O Box 2400, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study describes a lab in which students engaged in inquiry in classical genetics in order to develop a better understanding of the concepts and reasoning skills necessary to support knowledge claims about genetics. The simulation program called Drosofly can be used to foster about the conceptual knowledge used by university students when investigating the genetic's determinism of traits in drosophila. An analysis of the procedural knowledge for experimenting with the computer model is provided.
The results of this case study provide a model of how Drosofly can be used to engage students in a complex problem-solving experience that encourages their meta-cognitive reflection and understanding about laws of the genetics. Implications for teaching are provided and ways to improve student learning and problem solving in classical genetics are suggested.
Author Keywords: Genetics Simulator, Inquiry, Drosofly, University, Experimentation.
Abstract: (french)
La génétique est parmi les disciplines de Biologie qui posent problème aux étudiants. L'apprentissage de la génétique aurait été facilité par la réalisation de travaux pratiques, mais certaines expériences sur la drosophile ne sont pas possibles du fait des grands effectifs des étudiants et du temps requis pour ces expériences ainsi que leur cout financier. L'utilisation de logiciel de simulation constitue une démarche permettant de surmonter ces contraintes. En effet le logiciel étudié donne aux étudiants la possibilité d'effectuer des croisements contrôlés avec des drosophiles comme le faisait le généticien Thomas Morgan au début du siècle dernier. Les étudiants utilisent cet outil pour concevoir et réaliser des expériences et pour redécouvrir les lois de la génétique classique. L'analyse de la séquence du TP permet de lister certaines difficultés liées au logiciel et au fait que les étudiants ne sont pas habitués à travailler de façon autonome surtout s'ils sont mis dans une situation d'investigation.
Author Keywords: simulation, Génétique classique, Drosofly, Université, expérimentation, Investigation.
How to Cite this Article
Boujemaa AGORRAM, Salaheddine KHZAMI, and Sabah SELMAOUI, “REDISCOVERY OF THE GENETIC'S LAWS BY USING A GENETICS PROGRAM,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 776–785, September 2015.
