Innovative, Integrative, and Interactive In-Class Activity on Metabolic Regulation: Evaluating Educational Impacts

Autor/inn/en	Marques, Fernanda; Pinto, Luísa; Azevedo, Maria Manuel; Sampaio-Marques, Belém; Areias, Anabela C.; Salgueira, Ana; Costa, Manuel Joao; Rodrigues, Fernando; Ludovico, Paula
Titel	Innovative, Integrative, and Interactive In-Class Activity on Metabolic Regulation: Evaluating Educational Impacts
Quelle	In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 49 (2021) 6, S.870-881 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Azevedo, Maria Manuel) ORCID (Costa, Manuel Joao) ORCID (Ludovico, Paula)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8175
DOI	10.1002/bmb.21569
Schlagwörter	Class Activities; Metabolism; Medical Students; Medical Education; Foreign Countries; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Active Learning; Visual Aids; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stoffwechsel; Medizinische Ausbildung; Ausland; Unterrichtserfolg; Schülerverhalten; Aktives Lernen; Anschauungsmaterial
Abstract	Medical students tend to have difficulties in developing a holistic view of metabolic pathway and hormone regulation. To address this issue, an interactive activity was implemented for first-year medical students at the School of Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal. Students' previous knowledge on metabolic pathways was evaluated by a pre-test followed by an interactive activity. In the supervised activity, students were challenged to elaborate a diagrammatic representation regarding enzymes, co-factors, and hormonal metabolic regulation in early fasting during the night, as well as in well-fed conditions. The activity was concluded with a post-test to determine the students' learning gains and a few days later students were evaluated by a final exam. Afterwards, students evaluated the activity by filling a questionnaire. Results from four different cohorts showed that the activity resulted in significant learning gains, particularly favoring students who have less prior knowledge. The comparison between the pre-test and the final exam also revealed significant learning gains for low achievers students. On the questionnaires, the majority of the students rated the activity as good or very good. Students agreed that this activity promotes: (1) reactivation of previous knowledge; (2) a better understanding of the interconnections between the metabolic pathways; (3) the application of learned concepts in real scenarios; and (4) sharing knowledge with peers. This study describes an active, unpretentious, and easily implemented activity available for early medical and biochemical curricula. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01