In religious education classes bioethical topics are part of the curriculum. Research on religious education mostly reflects on bioethical topics theoretically. From the perspective of educational psychology, this article concentrates on one of the most important prerequisites for learning — prior knowledge. It combines prior knowledge with learning through argumentation and considers its relevance for learning bioethical topics. Finally an overview over four studies on prior knowledge in bioethical discussions is presented and the results discussed.

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关于生命伦理困境的先验内容知识的相关性：宗教教育与教育心理学实证研究的对话

在宗教教育课程中，生物伦理主题是课程的一部分。宗教教育的研究多在理论上反映生命伦理问题。本文从教育心理学的角度，集中讨论学习最重要的先决条件之一——先验知识。它通过论证将先验知识与学习相结合，并考虑其与学习生物伦理主题的相关性。最后，概述了关于生物伦理讨论中先验知识的四项研究，并讨论了结果。