A Practical Study On The Improvement Of Students’ Core Literacy By Biology Club In The Context Of "Double Reduction"

In recent years,one of the outstanding problems of compulsory education is that students are overburdened with school work.To effectively reduce the excessive burden of homework and off-campus training for students in compulsory education(hereinafter referred to as "double reduction"),The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Reducing the Burden of Homework and Off-Campus Training for Students at the Compulsory Education Stage.The "double reduction" is for students to cut out low-quality,inefficient,mechanical and repetitive homework,and to reduce the burden of training outside of school.The space left after the "double reduction" needs to be filled by after-school services in schools.To fully and rationally utilize after-school services to meet the diverse needs of students,club activities are a vehicle to support after-school services.At the same time,subject teaching requires the implementation of core literacy goals,so subject communities emerge as an extension of classroom teaching.The activities of biology clubs are flexible and varied,and are important for developing and improving students’ core literacy in biology.Therefore,based on the above premises,this study mainly used literature research method,questionnaire survey method,interview method,case study method and statistical analysis method.We designed a questionnaire and an outline of teacher interviews to investigate the current situation of biology club activities in the context of "double reduction" before the biology club activities were carried out.Secondly,we design rich cases of club activities and carry out case activities.A case study method and statistical analysis were used to investigate the correlation between biology club activities and students’ core literacy in biology.We take the survey of the current situation as a prerequisite for the development of club activities,try to absorb the essence of the current situation of club activities,improve and overcome the shortcomings of them,and organize various forms of thematic club activities to achieve the purpose of cultivating and improving the core literacy of junior high school students in biology.This study was conducted by distributing questionnaires on the current status of biology clubs to students in schools conducting biology clubs in Nanning,as well as interviewing teachers in charge of the clubs in several schools.To summarize the current situation of biology club activities in the context of "double reduction",There are two main aspects of it,one is the association building aspect:Lack of attention to biology clubs at the school level,insufficient teachers for clubs,no guarantee of time and space for basic club activities,and serious lack of funds for activities;Secondly,the management of the association: the association activities are in a single form and repetitive,there is no perfect rules and regulations,and there is no evaluation system to assist the normal development of the activities.The most prominent problems that can be improved in the process of club activities are: the single form of activities,the lack of rules and regulations,and the inadequate evaluation system.In response to the three most prominent problems in the development of biology clubs at present,after improving the construction and management form of the association,we combined the four dimensions of biology core literacy and designed thematic activities with the goal of developing and improving biology core literacy of junior high school students: "The Life of Angiosperms","The History of the Discovery of Photosynthesis and its Application in Planting","The Pros and Cons of Microorganisms in the Making of Kimchi and Steamed Buns and the Preservation of Food".After the club activities were carried out,the results of the evaluation and analysis of the effects of the activities showed that the experimental group’s level of core literacy in biology improved compared to the control group.The main results were as follows:(1)Students who participate in biology club activities can master biology knowledge more systematically and comprehensively,and can apply the knowledge to solve problems in practice.To a certain extent,biology club activities can promote students’ learning of classroom biology knowledge and enhance their ability to apply their knowledge.Implementing the literacy goal of life concepts.(2)Community activities allow students to experience first-hand the whole process of inquiry,investigation and production,in which they are motivated to think,analyze and judge phenomena and problems.Formation of correct scientific thinking.Biology club activities can cultivate,exercise and improve students’ scientific thinking skills.(3)Biology club activities can enhance students’ hands-on ability,deeper understanding and mastery of experimental principles and procedures,and clearer understanding of the use of experimental instruments,thus enhancing their scientific inquiry ability.(4)Biology club activities help students develop scientific habits,improve their knowledge of science,and recognize the regularity of development and nature.Increase responsibility towards family,friends and society.Take up the mission of different identities at each stage to achieve the purpose of developing students’ sense of attitude and responsibility.This study demonstrates that the development of club activities can enhance the core literacy level of junior high school students in biology from both theoretical and pedagogical practice investigations,and we hope to provide references and lessons for the field of biology club research.