| This study measured the effectiveness of teaching biology using agricultural applications. Two traditional biology courses and two Biology-Agricultural Science and Technology (B-AST) courses were taught at Box Elder High School by the same teacher during the same trimester. One of the biology classes and one B-AST class received a standardized biology competency test as a pretest measure. The courses then followed the same curriculum; the only difference was that the B-AST classes were taught using agricultural applications. At the end of the trimester, students in both biology courses and both B-AST courses were given a standardized biology competency test as a posttest measure.;Statistical differences among the two groups were found in the areas of gender, agricultural involvement, perceptions of agriculture, and GPA. The two groups were not statistically different in other areas considered, including performance on the standardized competency test. |
