Features of the formation and development of biophysical concepts among biology students

Abstract

The purpose of this research; The aim is to get the opinions of biology teachers in determining the formation and development of biophysical concepts among biology students with concept maps. This research is in the case study model, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The participant group of the research consists of 40 biology teachers who are teaching at various high schools in Kazakhstan in the 2021-2022 academic year. The data of the study were collected with a semi-structured interview form created by the researchers. As a result of the research; the vast majority of biology teachers; They stated that they sometimes benefited from concept maps while providing the formation and development of biophysical concepts in their students. Again, the majority of biology teachers; They stated that they often found it necessary to benefit from concept maps while providing the formation and development of biophysical concepts in their students. Biology teachers participating in the research, while providing the formation and development of biophysical concepts in their students, the positive aspects of benefiting from concept maps; They categorized the subject as providing better learning, improving the thought system, establishing relationships between concepts, making the lesson more enjoyable and facilitating the learning of key concepts. While biology teachers participating in the research ensure the formation and development of biophysical concepts in their students, the negative aspects of using concept maps are; They categorized it as difficulty of preparation, not being a very effective method and not appealing to every student.

Keywords: Biophysical concepts, concept map, biology teachers