Incorporation of Classical Scientific Research Stories into Traditional Lecture Classes to Promote the Active Learning of Students

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Xiaohan; Zhou, Xuehong; Yi, Xia; Zhang, Weifang; Yang, Yang; Ni, Juhua
Titel	Incorporation of Classical Scientific Research Stories into Traditional Lecture Classes to Promote the Active Learning of Students
Quelle	In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 49 (2021) 3, S.422-426 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yang, Xiaohan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8175
DOI	10.1002/bmb.21495
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Active Learning; Teaching Methods; Lecture Method; Genetics; Biochemistry; Medical Students; Learning Motivation; Scientific Research; Story Telling; Student Attitudes; Critical Thinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Aktives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Humangenetik; Biochemie; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Schülerverhalten; Kritisches Denken
Abstract	Biochemistry is an important curriculum for all medical students but has long been considered obscure and of very little or indirect relevance to medical or clinical practice, which markedly diminishes the enthusiasm and motivation of medical students in learning. Biochemistry teachers always face a tremendous challenge to deliver an attractive and high-quality lecture class. Inspired by convincing studies that show numerous benefits of undergraduate research, we tried to modify our teaching method in the past 5 years by incorporating classical scientific research stories into our traditional lecture class, such as the discovery of the semi-conservative DNA replication, telomeric DNA and telomerase, the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle), and so on. Through this story-based teaching, we not only helped them deeply understand the textbook content, but also introduced the process of real scientific research to the students in an interesting way. Our efforts aim to combine the delivery of knowledge with the inspiration of students' active learning. We found that most students involved in our classes responded positively. As described in the survey, they were strongly attracted by those research stories; rather than feeling bored about the Biochemistry textbook, they experienced curiosity which fostered their active learning. They also learned to appreciate the beauty of science. More importantly, their impression on how the authentic science research was done was instructive for their critical thinking. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01