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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2017, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (10): 939-946.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.17-237

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Application of case teaching in genetics courses to students majoring in forestry

Qin-Mei Wang1(),Jianguo Cui1,Changzhi Yu2,Zhi Zhang1,Yueliang Wu1,Lijie Zhang1,Mei Lin1   

  1. 1. Department of Forest Genetic Breeding, College of Forestry, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
    2. Higher Education Institute, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
  • Received:2017-07-17 Revised:2017-08-31 Online:2017-10-20 Published:2017-09-18
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(31600546);Young Teacher Teaching Program of Shenyang Agricultural University(2016-107);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2015M571330);Scientific Research Fund of Liaoning Provincial Education Department(L2015487)

Abstract:

Undergraduate students majoring in forestry generally reflect that genetics is one of the most difficult compulsory courses, because the traditional teaching method is difficult to satisfy their needs. According to the theoretical characteristics of forestry and actual demands of the students, in the light of teaching and research experience in recent years, we adopted a series of typical genetic cases such as ‘opening coffin to identify relatives’, stem-throne of Lycium ruthenicum Murr, and magic powers in Harry Potter. Our practices revealed that the case teaching in genetics could train good personality traits, learning abilities and creativity of the students, stimulate their interests and initiatives in learning, and increase systematic learning.

Key words: genetics, case teaching, plant tissue culture, Harry Potter, research case