Developing e-learning system for the formation of scientific literacy about genome edited organisms

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K03245
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
• Research Institution: Ichinoseki National College of Technology (2021-2022); Iwate University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Tominaga Yoko 一関工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 准教授 (70775361)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 河村 幸男 岩手大学, 農学部, 准教授 (10400186)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 科学リテラシー / ゲノム編集 / 遺伝子組換え / e-learning

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An educational system (e-learning) via network that contributes for the formation of scientific literacy about genome edited organisms was developed. The educational effectiveness of the system was evaluated by the conceptual understanding in the scientific literacy of first-year university students. A database about the understanding of biological terms related to genome editing technology was constructed based on the questionnaires and interviews with the students. A meta-analysis based on the texts was conducted on the level of the current understanding of the use of genetically modified organisms and the attitudes toward the application of the technology to identify factors related to the formation of scientific literacy.

Free Research Field

科学教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現代生命科学における科学リテラシーの構築のためには、ゲノム編集技術のような複雑な科学技術を正確に理解し、技術によって得られるメリットとリスクの評価を十分に行ったうえで議論を深める必要がある。本研究では、学生から得られた生物学用語に関する理解度および遺伝子改変技術に対する態度を示す回答についてテキスト分析を実施し、科学リテラシーの構築に関連する因子と課題の抽出を行うことにより、科学用語の理解を浸透させるための指導法を開発し、社会に向けたコミュニケーションの手法を向上させることが可能になった。