Secondary School Students- Perceptions about Biological Issues in South Korea
The purpose of present paper was to investigate
perceptions of Korean secondary school students about social issues
related to biological sciences. Twenty issues were selected based on
topics of articles in the newspaper from 2005 to 2010. The issues were
categorized into biotechnology, health-disease and environment
domains. Subjects were 541 high school students (male 253 and
female 288). On the survey, students were asked to answer on 5-point
Lickert scales how they thought of the effect of biological phenomena
or events related to biological issues on the individual life and the
society. They perceived that the biological issues would be more
effectible on the society than on the individual life. Female students
had a little more perceptions than males.
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Biotechnology", The Korean J. of Biol. Educ., vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 126-134,
Mar. 2011
[2] H. Duan and R. W. Fortner, "Chinese College Students- Perceptions
about Global versus Local Environmental Issues", The J. of Environ.
Educ., vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 23-32, Summer 2005.
[3] T. J. Hoban, "Public Attitudes towards Agricultural Biotechnology", ESA
Working Paper 04-09, May 2004.
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Knowledge and Attitudes in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
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Understanding of Science", School Science Review, vol. 76(276), pp.
47-59, Mar. 1995.
[5] M. I. Jung, K. H. So, K. C. Shim and S. H. Yeau, "A Study on Middle
School Students- Perception of Global and Local Environmental Issues",
The Environ. Educ., vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 63-75, Sep. 2007.
[6] M. K. Kim, J. L. Hong and N. K. Chang, "Development of the Instrument
for Assessing the Degree of Ambivalence of the Attitudes of High School
Students", The Korean J. of Biol. Educ., vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 27-33, Mar.
2001.
[7] R. Yager, "STS : Thinking Over the Years", The Science Teacher, vol. 57,
no. 3, pp. 52-53, Mar. 1990
[8] C. K. Johansen and D. E. Harris, "Teaching the Ethics of Biology", The
American Biology Teacher, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 352-358, May 2000.
[9] P. Reis and C. Galvao, "Teaching Controversial Socio-Scientific Issues in
Biology and Geology Classes: A Case Study", Electronic J. of Sci. Educ.
vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-16, Mar. 2009.
[10] S. C. Song and K. C. Shim, "Study on Perception of High School Students
of Biotechnology", The Environ. Educ., vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 99-111, Mar.
2010.
[11] H. J. Lee, J. K. Lee, Y. S. Min, J. Y. Choi and K. C. Shim, "Perception of
Elementary School, Middle School and High School Students about
Genetically Modified Organism", The Korean J. of Biol. Educ., vol. 38,
no. 1, pp. 52-62, Mar. 2010.
[12] J. L. Hong, K. C. Shim, and N. K. Chang, A study of Korean Middle
School Students- Interests in Biology and Their Implications for Biology
Education, International J. of Sci. Educ.. Vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 989-999, Sep.
1998.
[1] K. C. Shim, "Study on Perception of Pre-Service Biology Teachers about
Biotechnology", The Korean J. of Biol. Educ., vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 126-134,
Mar. 2011
[2] H. Duan and R. W. Fortner, "Chinese College Students- Perceptions
about Global versus Local Environmental Issues", The J. of Environ.
Educ., vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 23-32, Summer 2005.
[3] T. J. Hoban, "Public Attitudes towards Agricultural Biotechnology", ESA
Working Paper 04-09, May 2004.
[4] R. Lock, C. Miles and S. Hughes, "The Influence of Teaching on
Knowledge and Attitudes in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Contexts: Implications for Teaching Controversial Issues and the Public
Understanding of Science", School Science Review, vol. 76(276), pp.
47-59, Mar. 1995.
[5] M. I. Jung, K. H. So, K. C. Shim and S. H. Yeau, "A Study on Middle
School Students- Perception of Global and Local Environmental Issues",
The Environ. Educ., vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 63-75, Sep. 2007.
[6] M. K. Kim, J. L. Hong and N. K. Chang, "Development of the Instrument
for Assessing the Degree of Ambivalence of the Attitudes of High School
Students", The Korean J. of Biol. Educ., vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 27-33, Mar.
2001.
[7] R. Yager, "STS : Thinking Over the Years", The Science Teacher, vol. 57,
no. 3, pp. 52-53, Mar. 1990
[8] C. K. Johansen and D. E. Harris, "Teaching the Ethics of Biology", The
American Biology Teacher, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 352-358, May 2000.
[9] P. Reis and C. Galvao, "Teaching Controversial Socio-Scientific Issues in
Biology and Geology Classes: A Case Study", Electronic J. of Sci. Educ.
vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-16, Mar. 2009.
[10] S. C. Song and K. C. Shim, "Study on Perception of High School Students
of Biotechnology", The Environ. Educ., vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 99-111, Mar.
2010.
[11] H. J. Lee, J. K. Lee, Y. S. Min, J. Y. Choi and K. C. Shim, "Perception of
Elementary School, Middle School and High School Students about
Genetically Modified Organism", The Korean J. of Biol. Educ., vol. 38,
no. 1, pp. 52-62, Mar. 2010.
[12] J. L. Hong, K. C. Shim, and N. K. Chang, A study of Korean Middle
School Students- Interests in Biology and Their Implications for Biology
Education, International J. of Sci. Educ.. Vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 989-999, Sep.
1998.
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perceptions of Korean secondary school students about social issues
related to biological sciences. Twenty issues were selected based on
topics of articles in the newspaper from 2005 to 2010. The issues were
categorized into biotechnology, health-disease and environment
domains. Subjects were 541 high school students (male 253 and
female 288). On the survey, students were asked to answer on 5-point
Lickert scales how they thought of the effect of biological phenomena
or events related to biological issues on the individual life and the
society. They perceived that the biological issues would be more
effectible on the society than on the individual life. Female students
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