Biology Education and Research in a Changing Planet: Selected Papers from the 25th Biennial Asian Association for Biology Education Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Evaluation of Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Reproductive Health Among Biology Non-majors at the University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga....Pages 3-10
Kitchen PCR: An Experimental Programme to Experience Plant Genetic Diversity at the DNA Level....Pages 11-20
Students’ Knowledge on Climate Change: Implications on Interdisciplinary Learning....Pages 21-30
Why Do School Students Have Misconceptions About Life Processes?....Pages 31-43
Environmental Science Issues for Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Development: A Case Study in the Philippines....Pages 45-54
Is Gallery Walk an Effective Teaching and Learning Strategy for Biology?....Pages 55-59
Undergraduate Primary School Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Using ICT in Biology Courses....Pages 61-70
The Effect of Concept Cartoons as an Instructional Material and Formative Assessment Tool in Teaching Evolution and Diversity on the Achievement of Freshmen College Students....Pages 71-79
Tertiary Education of Evolutionary Biology in Asia....Pages 81-86
Student Biology Teachers: Passive Recipients to Active Participants (A Case Study, University of Malaya, Malaysia)....Pages 87-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Selection of Low-Cost Culture Medium for the Production of Bacterial Protease for Application in Para Rubber Manufacturing....Pages 103-110
The Species Diversity and Assessment of Marine Mollusks in Coral Reefs from Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, Thailand....Pages 111-122
Screening Alcohol- and Acid-Tolerant Microorganisms for Rice Vinegar Production....Pages 123-129
Optimization of PCR Condition for Potentially Novel Species of Lipolytic Bioluminescent Bacteria Isolated and Purified from Selected Philippine Epipelagic Organisms....Pages 131-142
Proximate Composition of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) and Honeydew (Cucumis melo) Wastes Fermented with Monoculture of Probiotics Lactobacillus Species....Pages 143-153
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Isolation and Screening of Cellulase-Producing Microorganisms and the Study of Some Characteristics of Enzymes....Pages 157-166
Comparison of Chemical Compositions and Fatty Acid Profile of Cultured Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)....Pages 167-172
Antifungal Activity of Some Medicinal Plants and Their Interactive Effects with Antibiotic on Some Species of Candida Causing Candidiasis....Pages 173-180
Expression of Yeast Metal Accumulation Gene (CCC1) in Tobacco....Pages 181-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-196
Biomass Production of Spirulina platensis in Medium Containing Effluent from Para Rubber Sheet Manufacturing Process....Pages 155-155
Effect of Decreasing Dietary Protein with Optimum Levels of Methionine on Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)....Pages 197-205
Be It Elementary or Tertiary Level of Biology that We Teach, We Need TPACK....Pages 207-214
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