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MyFutureMyScience Curriculum Survey - Scientists and Healthcare Professionals
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How should we prepare students for their future?
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1.
If you were explaining personalized health to a high school student, what would you talk about?
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2.
Many aspects of biological research aim to create models that allow scientists to make predictions about how perturbing a biological system will affect that system.
If you were explaining to a high school student how some research allows researchers to make predictions, what would you talk about?
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Curricular materials that address predictive biology and personalized medicine might be appropriate in a variety of courses. Which of the following do you think are the most appropriate? (Please pick 2)
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Career and technology courses
Math courses
Biology or life science courses
General science courses
Health courses
Other (please specify)
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4.
The following topics are covered in life science classrooms. How important do you think each topic is for creating connections to predictive biology and/or personalized health?
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Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Principles of Ecology
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Molecular Genetics - Transcription and Translation
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Sexual Reproduction and Genetics - Meiosis
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Cellular Reproduction - Mitosis
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Bacteria and Viruses
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Organizing Life's Diversity
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Evolution
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Biodiversity and Conservation
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Cellular Structure, Function, & Energy
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Human anatomy and physiology
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Chemistry in Biology
Very Important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Are there other life science topics that should be considered?
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Being a healthcare provider or a healthcare consumer will soon be very different.
In order to interact with a healthcare system that is more predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory, we will need specific skills and understandings.
Please indicate how important you believe the following skills and understandings will be as healthcare changes.
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Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Understanding scale, proportion, and quantity
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Understanding energy and matter: flows, cycles and conservation
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Relating form and function
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Understanding systems and system models
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Recognizing stability and change
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Understanding cause and effect: mechanism and prediction
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Recognizing patterns, similarity, and diversity
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Understanding the roles of ethics and morals
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Using decision making skills
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
I don't know
Are there other skills or competencies that should be adressed?
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Are there other ideas you have about teaching students about predictive biology and/or personalized health?
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Any other comments about this project?
