Physiology of the Endocrine System: teaching by means of an analogy

POSSIEL, MM LAURICELLA, A. M Y GALAGOVSKY, L

San Juan de Puerto Rico

Congreso; 43rd. IUPAC World Chemistry Congress; 2011

IUPAC y Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico

  The endocrine system is a challenging topic to be taught within Biological Chemistry courses for future science teachers. Students need to learn, on one hand, about hormones, their diversity and their complex regulations in the human body. On the other hand, standard hormone concentration, its regulation and the diseases derived from their excess or default are also important topics to be taught. The aim of this presentation is to show a successful example of teaching the subject, organised within the ideas of the Analogical Model for Science Teaching (AMST) (Haim et al., 2003; Galagovsky et al., 2004).