Apacer: a six-step model for the introduction of computer-supported laboratory exercises in biology teaching

Abstract

This article describes a six-step approach used for the introduction of computer-supported laboratory exercises in Biology teaching. Following the model students will be guided from recognizing a problem question to the end report in a series of active tasks. The model was named APACER as an acronym of the six steps: Ask, Predict, Act, Comment, Evaluate and Report. The model was tested with 15-18-year-old secondary school students as group and individual work over a time span of ten years and several hundred students performing laboratory exercises in Biology. Work on development of the model can be described as reflective classroom practice. By observation of students' work, grading of their reports and evaluation of results from exams, it was recognized that students achieved much higher grades because of better knowledge and improved reports. Transfer of the model to other Science subjects is suggested.

Keywords

vzgoja in izobraževanje;pouk biologije;računalniško podprt laboratorij;laboratorijsko delo;IKT;Slovenija;education;biology teaching;computer-supported laboratory;laboratory work;ICT;Slovenia;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2010
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FNM - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
UDC:	37.091.3(497.4):004
COBISS:	17989640
ISSN:	1822-7864
Views:	1013
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	vzgoja in izobraževanje;pouk biologije;računalniško podprt laboratorij;laboratorijsko delo;IKT;Slovenija;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 130-138
Issue:	ǂVol. ǂ24
Chronology:	2010
ID:	10888630