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Integrating Arts - Based Activities in Teaching Biology
Integrating Arts - Based Activities in Teaching Biology
2, JUNE 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54476/8169731
ABSTRACT
Art and Science are two important aspects of human existence. Science focuses on facts and
knowledge on the physical world, while Art plays a vital role in interpreting facts and knowledge to
something that can be appreciated. Biology as part of this Science is generally taught with a solid
dedication to its disciplinary strength having its own core elements and definitive border. This
mixed method study applied a sequential explanatory method to two groups, Art-Based-Activity
Group (ABAG) and Non-Art-Based-Activity Group (NABAG). The quantitative data includes the
pre-test and post-test results of both ABAG and NABAG in the identified three least mastered
topics in Genetics. The collected data suggested that the ABAG has significantly higher scores
during the post-test compared to the other group. The content of the artworks showed that art
activities helped the students understand difficult lessons more clearly as opposed with traditional
methods of teaching critical contents in Biology. Incorporating Art in the delivery of instructions
marks a milestone and sets the pursuit to a quality and enjoyable teaching-learning process and
experience.
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use of social networking and its effect on students resource speaker in Bataan.
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