台灣地區國中、小教師及職前教師對現代生物科技發展了解之調查研究

Elementary and Secondary School Teachers' Understanding of the Current Trends in Biotechnology

樊琳(Lynn Farh)

《通識教育季刊》 8卷2期 (2001/06) Pp. 33-63

https://doi.org/10.6745/JGE.200106_8(2).0002

摘要

生物科技是二十一世紀的重點科技。在此生物科技的潮流之下，處於教育基層的國中小在職教師及國小職前教師，對生物科技的看法如何？是否有基本的認知？是本研究欲探知的目標。本研究主要以問卷調查的方式，對台灣地區北、東、南部國小在職及職前教師進行逢機抽樣，以了解研究樣本對生物科技發展的關注程度、抱持態度及認知情況。研究發現職前國小自然科教師在基本概念的認知與對生物科技發展的關注上，明顯高於在職國中小教師。而全體研究樣本，皆以為醫學方向的發展為首要；但在其他研究方面，如基因改造作物、複製生物、修改基因等，則意見紛歧。本研究亦可反應一般知識分子對生物科技的瞭解，希能提供國內推展生物科技教育之參考。

關鍵字

生物科技 ； 生物科技認知 ； 生物科技態度 ； 生物科技關注程度

並列摘要

Biotechnology has surged into the twenty-first century. What are the opinions of the pre-service and in-service elementary school teachers toward developments in this field? We used a questionnaire to survey the understanding, awareness and attitudes toward biotechnology of pre-service and in-service elementary school teachers. Nine hundred and ten questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The results demonstrated that the pre-service teachers who had majored in science displayed significantly greater understanding and awareness of biotechnology compared to other subjects. On the other hand, in-service teachers held more negative opinions toward biotechnology. However, most of the subjects agreed that biotechnological developments in medicine and pharmaceutics were positive. The survey data may offer insights into how to improve education about biotechnology in Taiwan.

並列關鍵字

biotechnology ； understanding of biotechnology ； attitude toward biotechnology ； awareness of biotechnology