Teaching "Biochemistry with Elements of Chemistry" in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Dudzik, Paulina; Bentke-Imiolek, Anna; Kocemba-Pilarczyk, Kinga A.; Ostrowska, Barbara
Titel	Teaching "Biochemistry with Elements of Chemistry" in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 51 (2023) 3, S.316-324 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dudzik, Paulina) ORCID (Bentke-Imiolek, Anna) ORCID (Kocemba-Pilarczyk, Kinga A.) ORCID (Ostrowska, Barbara)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8175
DOI	10.1002/bmb.21712
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Biochemistry; Science Instruction; College Science; COVID-19; Pandemics; Distance Education; Foreign Countries; School Closing; Student Attitudes; Asynchronous Communication; Preferences; Barriers; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Biochemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Schülerverhalten; Polen
Abstract	The purpose of the presented article is to evaluate the students' perception of the online teaching educational model as a part of the "Biochemistry with Elements of Chemistry" course conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University Medical College. The first part of the article reflects upon the pandemic impact on the transition from the in-person (standard format) to a complete remote learning format. The next part is based on the responses of the students to a questionnaire and presents an analysis of the students' preferences and perceptions regarding synchronous and asynchronous teaching methods. Students answered questions about the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning programs. They indicated the most suitable learning mode in terms of gaining knowledge and enhancing their motivation to learn. They listed factors that facilitated remote learning as well as those which made it difficult and posed a challenge to adjust to the new system, in all types of classes, that is, lectures, seminars, and laboratories. The last part of this paper presents the results of the students' performance in the pandemic-enforced system and compares them with the results from the previous class of students from the past year, when teaching was conducted mainly in the standard format. The conclusions from the given analysis may enable beneficial changes for the "Biochemistry with Elements of Chemistry" course for remote teaching in the future. It may also provide valuable insights for such types of courses conducted at other Universities and promote deliberations to continuously improve learning outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01