A look at two novel approaches in biology education: constructivism and the application of creativity

Document Type : Review Article

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, Department of Biology of maragheh city., Farzanegan Talented High School, Biology teacher

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the teaching of biology based on the constructivism model and explain the advantages and necessities of using creativity in teaching this course. During numerous researches in order to review and re-evaluate the educational approaches, traditional approaches have become obsolete and new educational approaches focuse on innovation, communication and knowledge production. It seems that new teaching methods such as constructivist teaching model and application of creativity can facilitate the achievement of these goals. The method of this research is descriptive-analytical, using some valied databases to extract national and international articles in the field of application of the two mentioned methods in teaching of biology. The results show that the constructivism model as a student-centered model, along with the application of creativity directly relates to the understanding of biology as a science with abstract and intangible aspects for most students.

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Research in Biology Education
Volume 2, Issue 3 - Serial Number 7
February 2021
Pages 65-74

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