Study about challenges and improvement approaches of first step of student scientific biology Olympiad examination in Iran

Farhadi Moghadam, Bahram; Jamialhmadi, Hamid

Study about challenges and improvement approaches of first step of student scientific biology Olympiad examination in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of animal physiology, faculty of sciences, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad.

² Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine department, medical school, Mashhad university of medical sciences.

Abstract

Purpose of this investigation is study of first step of biology olympiad exam and it’s challenges in educational system. Students biology olympiad competition is the main way to recognise and guidance highschool students in biology branch. Suitable education and exam mechanisms can increase efficiency of identify interested and talented persons in biology. In this research scientific articles and analysis of 5 recent years of biology olympiad exams by statistic softwares have been used and exams questions has been checked in number, allocated time, scientific content distribution and adaptation with contents of the new version of textbooks. Results indicate that exam questions repartitions are not match via the most of new textbooks topics. Animal topics 38 percents, cellular and molecular concepts 26%, plants 21%, genetics 3% and other topics are 12% of biology highschool textbooks contexts. But, for example 17-20 percetage of recent primary step of examination questions related to these topics.It seems regrad to new changes in biology textbooks and enhamncment of experimental sciences field students, it must be applied novel approaches in education and examination which coinciding with international students biology olympiad.

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