中等教育における微生物学の優先順位付けは,新たな科学・社会・教育的な課題と能力の必要性を解決する
Lara Amorim1,2, Conceição Santos1,2, Kenneth Timmis3
1Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Microbial biotechnology
|August 29, 2025
まとめ
微生物学を中等教育に組み込むことは,科学,技術,工学,数学 (STEM) の識字率と21世紀のスキルを高めます. このアプローチは 批判的思考とイノベーションを促すことで 学生を将来の課題に備えるものです
科学分野:
- 微生物学の教育
- STEMの識字能力
- 21世紀の能力
背景:
- 微生物学の学際的な性質は,科学的な知識と批判的思考のようなより広範な能力の発展をサポートします.
- 科学的,社会的,教育的な課題には 強い生物学と微生物学の基礎が必要です
- ヨーロッパにおけるSTEMへの関与の低さは,カリキュラムの革新の必要性を強調しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 中学校での微生物学の教育の可能性を探る
- 微生物学の教育をSTEMの識字能力と 21世紀のスキルの開発に合わせる
- 現在の教学方法とより広範な教育目標の間のギャップを埋める
主な方法:
- 既存の文献と教育戦略の議論分析
- 中学教育に適した主要な微生物学のテーマを特定する.
- 微生物学の統合のための教育的アプローチの提案
主要な成果:
- 微生物学の教育は STEMの識字能力と 21世紀の重要な能力の両方を高めることができます
- この分野は,認知能力とスキルに基づく発達のためのユニークな教育戦略を提供しています.
- 実施可能なトピックと戦略の例は,様々な教育レベルに提供されています.
結論:
- 中等教育における微生物学は 科学的な知識と 未来の準備の間のギャップを 埋めることができます
- マイクロバイオロジーを通して 学生の力を高めることで 革新と持続可能性を 育む世代が生まれます
- 提案された戦略は中等教育と高等教育レベルに適応できます.
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