Text structure: A tool for effective biology instruction and learning
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2019-09-21
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Department of Vocational Education University of Uyo
Abstract
The significant role of biology to the functioning of various systems of our body, as well as,
the need to widening its scope through integration of biology with other subjects as was
suggested in realization of sustainable development goals, make it a vital subject that every
student must study and apply the knowledge when the need arises. It is therefore desirable
that students are exposed to a well-structured, and detailed contents so as to enable them
learn everything they need to learn, for proper knowledge demonstration. This paper focuses
on how genetics content could be structured using logical prose to raise awareness about
how to structure contents for effective instruction. The process involved in such structure was
also described. In an attempt to do that, this article examined the topic under the
subheadings: introduction, theoretical bases of text structure pattern, meaning and nature of
logical prose structure, application of logical prose to biology instruction. A detailed
exposition of its application in biology instruction is presented. Lastly, the paper
recommended that teachers should utilized logical prose in structuring difficult concepts in
biology and science in general. It was also recommended that text book author should utilize
logical prose in structuring their instructions.
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Text structure, Text structure patterns, Biology instruction, learning, Logical prose.
Citation
Alabi, H. I., & Abimbola, I.O. (2019). Text structure: A tool for effective biology instruction and learning. Journal of Vocational Education,22 (3), 1-7.