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dc.contributor.authorVanderlelie, JJ
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:40:37Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:40:37Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-07-07T22:17:31Z
dc.identifier.issn2200-4270
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/60424
dc.description.abstractBiochemistry is an inherently difficult, content-laden discipline that at times struggles to capture the imagination of students. In an attempt to improve engagement and performance in a second year Metabolism course, the implementation of a creative, multimedia based group project conducted. The project provides a creative outlet for students that supplements the didactic lecture content so commonly used in undergraduate biochemistry education. In completing the assessment task, students gained a deeper understanding of their chosen biochemical pathway and were provided with a range of presentations that neatly summarised the range of content considered fundamental to the understanding of metabolism. On the whole, students found this assessment task to be a useful learning and study tool that added a 'fun' dimension to the course. The current assessment concept, although directly relevant to the education of biochemists, could easily be translated to any subject where an emphasis is placed on the integration of multiple sets of information to achieve coherent understanding.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInstitute for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://openjournals.library.usyd.edu.au/index.php/CAL/article/view/7299
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom46
dc.relation.ispartofpageto57
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education
dc.relation.ispartofvolume21
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiochemistry and cell biology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther Education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3901
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3999
dc.titleImproving the Student Experience of Learning and Teaching in Second Year Biochemistry: Assessment to Foster a Creative Application of Biochemical Concepts
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medical Science
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2013. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal’s website or contact the author.
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorVanderlelie, Jessica J.


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