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. 2020 Jan 24;21(3):768. doi: 10.3390/ijms21030768

Table 1.

Publications in the last five years on high school students and genomics education.

Paper Title Year Learning Model Key Finding (s)
Mining the Genome: Using Bioinformatics Tools in the Classroom to Support Student Discovery of Genes [36] 2018
  • NCBI and Microscope (MaGe) to map genomes

  • Development of effective class design

* Introducing High School Students to the Gene Ontology
Classification System [37]
2018
  • Database of Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID)

  • Prepared students for future

  • Material enjoyable

* Spitting for Science: Danish High School Students Commit to a Large-Scale Self-Reported Genetic Study [38] 2016
  • Student DNA collection to present genomics

  • No need for costly class

  • Positive media coverage

* Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Explore Genetics and Race in the High School Classroom [39] 2017
  • Next-generation sequencing and analysis by students

  • Learning gains, especially for lower testing students

  • Engaged student interest

* Exploring the Effects of Active Learning on High School Students’ Outcomes and Teachers’ Perceptions of Biotechnology and Genetics Instruction [40] 2015
  • Apple Genomics Project

  • Active vs. passive learning environment

  • Active learning had more positive

  • Increase in knowledge

  • No difference in interest

* Teaching the Genome Generation: Bringing Modern Human Genetics into the Classroom Through Teacher Professional Development [41] 2018
  • Education of teachers via TtGG program

  • Teacher ability increased

  • More teaching confidence

Teaching the Big Ideas of Biology with Operon Models [42] 2015
  • Bacterial operons

  • Learn complex systems and abstract thinking

  • Application to other academic areas

* Frame Analysis in Science Education: A Classroom Activity for Promoting Media Literacy and Learning about Genetic Causation [43] 2014
  • Information framing techniques

  • Critical thinking developed toward media

* Knowledge of, and Attitudes towards Health-Related Biotechnology Applications amongst Australian Year 10 High School Students [44] 2016
  • Assessment before and after genomics education

  • Positive attitudes developed

  • Easy model implementation and student assessment

* indicates studies which surveyed student learning.