Learning by teaching efficiently enhances learning outcomes in molecular biology of the cell course
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024

To evaluate the impact of active learning approaches in a basic molecular and cell biology course for undergraduate students, we assessed the effect of learning by teaching and peer review on the learning outcomes. A literature seminar activity with peer review and feedback was organized as a compulsory activity for all students, covering about 25% of the course content. The remaining 75% of the course was delivered as classical lectures. The students collaborated in groups to present the content of a review article complemented with a research article. For each group of students, an opponent group was assigned to challenge the presenting group by questions and contribute to the evaluation of the presentation together with the teacher. Based on the feedback survey, the students reacted positively to this active learning exercise, and they strongly recommended keeping it in the future editions of the course. The students' exam scores strongly indicated that the learning outcomes from the learning by teaching part of the course were consistently higher than from the classical lecture part of the course. Further optimization of the active learning part of the course is outlined based on student feedback.

literature seminar

active learning

learning by teaching

peer review

Författare

Ivan Mijakovic

Chalmers, Life sciences, Systembiologi

Novo Nordisk Fonden

Shadi Rahimi

Chalmers, Life sciences, Systembiologi

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

1470-8175 (ISSN) 15393429 (eISSN)

Vol. 52 1 15-24

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DOI

10.1002/bmb.21784

PubMed

37712513

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2024-03-07