A Bioethical Dilemma to Improve Argumentation on Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Post-Compulsory High School Classrooms

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Paula Durán Espín
G. Enrique Ayuso Fernández

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The educational training in genetics and bioethics holds significant importance due to its implications in daily life and advances in healthcare, which justifies its inclusion in educational curricula. Similarly, in Secondary Education, fostering argumentative skills is crucial, as students will encounter debates where substantiating their opinions with evidence is necessary. To this end, an educational proposal has been designed, implemented, and evaluated, aimed at equipping a group of post-obligatory secondary students (16-17 years old) to enhance their argumentation abilities concerning a bioethical dilemma related to basic genetics, specifically Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. The favourable outcomes observed in argumentative essay composition provide support for further in-depth exploration of this theme.

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A Bioethical Dilemma to Improve Argumentation on Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Post-Compulsory High School Classrooms . (2024). Journal of Biology Education, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.59524/2344-9225.v27.n2.42331
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G. Enrique Ayuso Fernández, Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales

Professor Gabriel Enrique Ayuso Fernández holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Murcia. Currently, he serves as a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Experimental Sciences Education at the University of Murcia (since 2021) and is the Secretary of the Faculty of Education (since 2021). He has previously worked as a Secondary School Teacher (since October 1, 1988), subsequently becoming a Secondary School Professor (since 2011). He has combined his teaching role in secondary education with that of a University Associate Professor (since October 1, 1999).

As a university educator, he has obtained two five-year teaching certifications and is responsible for various subjects related to Teacher Training in Sciences for the Early Childhood and Primary Education degree program, as well as the Master's program for Secondary Education Teacher Training with a specialization in Biology and Geology.

His academic pursuits have primarily focused on Initial Teacher Training, Continuing Professional Development, and the challenges related to Teaching and Learning Natural Sciences subjects for future teachers in Primary, Secondary, and High School levels.

He leads an established research team in Experimental Sciences Education at the University of Murcia (E013-01) and is also a member of an interdepartmental Innovation Group within the same university (GID-AECE). Furthermore, he is actively engaged in various research and innovation projects. Within the field of Science Education, he holds a six-year research period recognition (since December 19, 2017), has supervised two completed doctoral theses (defended on June 4, 2020, and July 8, 2021), and is currently co-supervising two ongoing doctoral theses. He has authored 46 publications in the field, including 6 in journals currently indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), with 2 in Q1, 1 in Q2, and 3 in Q4; 6 in journals indexed in SJR, Q2; 5 with FECYT recognition; and 4 book chapters in SPI, Q1 category. These publications have garnered 962 citations on Google Scholar, with 311 citations since 2017. He has also presented over thirty conference communications at both national and international events and maintains an H-index of 7 on Google Scholar.

He is a reviewer for five journals in the field, namely Enseñanza de las Ciencias (JCR, Q3/SJR, Q2), Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación de las Ciencias (SJR, Q2), Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SJR, Q2), Revista Electrónica de Enseñanza de las Ciencias, and ÁPICE. Revista de educación científica (Dialnet and Latindex).

Professor Ayuso has undertaken various teaching and research visits to the University of Granada. He previously held the positions of Vice-Dean (2002-2006) and Secretary (2006-2014) at the Official College of Biologists of the Murcia Region, and for 10 years, he was responsible for the Education division within the same organization.

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A Bioethical Dilemma to Improve Argumentation on Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Post-Compulsory High School Classrooms . (2024). Journal of Biology Education, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.59524/2344-9225.v27.n2.42331

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