Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education International Seminar – International Workshop on Advanced Learning Sciences (MSCEIS-IWALS), Bandung, Endonezya, 6 - 08 Kasım 2025, (Yayınlanmadı)
This presentation examines contemporary trends and persistent challenges in high school biology education, with a particular focus on preparing students for 21st century scientific citizenship and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite rapid advances in genomics, biotechnology, climate science and digital technologies, many students—especially in ASEAN countries such as Indonesia—remain below basic science proficiency, revealing a “biology education paradox”: unprecedented biological innovation coexists with limited biological literacy.
Four major global trends reshaping school biology are discussed: (1) the genomic and biotechnology revolution, including CRISPR, synthetic biology, and bioinformatics, and their implications for curriculum and ethics; (2) climate change and sustainability education, emphasizing systems thinking and local “living laboratories” such as mangroves, coral reefs and peatlands; (3) digital transformation and AI integration through virtual labs, simulations and AI-supported inquiry, framed by equity and data ethics; and (4) socio-scientific issues (SSI) as a framework for developing critical thinking, argumentation, and evidence-based decision making around topics such as GMOs, water quality and traditional medicine.
The presentation further addresses four key challenges: teacher preparation and professional development, curriculum overload versus conceptual depth, the equity and digital divide, and robust student misconceptions in evolution, genetics and ecosystems. Drawing on Indonesian and international examples (e.g. Finland’s phenomenon-based learning, Japan’s lesson study, mobile labs), it proposes context-sensitive, scalable strategies that blend global best practices with local cultural and environmental realities. The session concludes with implications for policy, research and classroom practice aimed at aligning biology education with SDG-aligned scientific citizenship.