The Applying Research On Problem-solving Teaching In General Genetics

With the development of the society, new requirements of talent cultivation are putforward. They need to have good abilities for solving problems and nice programming andorganizational ability; they should be good at communication and team work. However, thetraditional teaching is unable to meet those requirements. Research on the problem-solvingteaching becomes increasingly necessary.The thesis defines some relative conceptions on problem-solving teaching, summarizesthe rationale and the research status at home and abroad. Processes and methods of solvingproblem are discussed deeply, and many examples are enumerated to explain those theories.According to the difference in the partner of problem presenter and problem solver,problem-solving teaching is divided into four models, they are teacher present-teacher solvemodel, teacher present-student solve model, student present-teacher solve model and teacherpresent-student solve model. Four models were applied to teaching practice of generalgenetics.This research mainly uses literature analysis method, practice methodology, case analysismethod, questionnaire survey method, and statistical analysis method. The followingconclusions are drawn from the study:1. Problem-solving teaching could raise students’ interest levels on general geneticsstudy.2. Problem-solving teaching could raise students’ academic self-efficacy, questionawareness, independent learning capability and communication and cooperation ability.3. The problem-solving teaching practice failed to improve exam result.