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    Att spela sig till kunskap. En pilotstudie kring elevers upplevelser av att använda sig av kortspelet Biobalans som en del av undervisningen
    Dahlin, Love; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap
    This pilot study aims to explore lower secondary school students' experiences of playing the card game Biobalans as part of biology instruction. Biobalans is a newly developed card game where students build ecosystems and food chains. The study involved an intervention where traditional teaching was replaced by playing the card game. Following the session, some students and the regular teacher were interviewed. The results indicate that students generally appreciated the gaming session. They enjoyed the departure from routine, the opportunity for active participation, and the inclusion of competitive and puzzle elements. The game shows potential in creating learning situations. However, the main challenges were initiating gameplay and understanding the rules. Some students found it complicated and became frustrated when they didn't comprehend the instructions. For future studies, it would be interesting to explore alternative uses of the game cards to enhance learning and lower the threshold for understanding the game rules.
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    Naturens påverkan på elever i skolan: En forskningsöversikt över hur biologiundervisning utomhus påverkar elever med fokus på intresse
    (2024-06-07) Blanksvärd, Jakob; Dahlin, Love; University of Gothenburg / Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap
    In the Western world the interest in science in schools is steadily declining. Focusing on interest is important to encourage students to lifelong learning which is a written purpose of the Swedish curriculum. This literature study examines if biology education outside in nature could be a part of the solution for this problem and the question of issue is how can education outdoor enhance students’ interest for biology and what other aspects does this effect simultaneously? The method of block search was selected for addressing this question, utilizing the ERIC and ERC databases. The results show that situational interest increased with outside education due to aspects such as: novelty, hands-on, knowledge acquisition and social interaction. Other possible benefits of outside education were identified such as stress reduction, improved memory, greater motivation, and better focus. Therefor it is concluded that outside education is a successful way to create interest in students and has other positive benefits too.