An integrated approach to the use of complementary visual learning tools in an undergraduate microbiology class
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Article Title | An integrated approach to the use of complementary visual learning tools in an undergraduate microbiology class |
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ERA Journal ID | 20635 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | McCabe, Bernadette |
Journal Title | Journal of Biological Education |
Journal Citation | 45 (4), pp. 236-243 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | Dec 2011 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0021-9266 |
2157-6009 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2010.549496 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00219266.2010.549496 |
Abstract | The ability to appreciate the inter-connectedness of complex biological relationships can be difficult for many students. Graphical knowledge in the form of concept maps and flow charts are learning tools which can assist students to recognise the inter-connectivity. This report focuses on a trial which incorporates these two related visual learning tools using a tablet PC to support their instruction in an undergraduate introductory microbiology class. The objectives of the trial were to introduce both concept maps and flow charts so as to assist students in linking theory with practical knowledge, to make connections within and outside their course of study, and to increase student preparedness and time management in laboratories. An integrated approach to teaching using a pen-based technology with live audio visual in both lectures and laboratories was used. This report details the implementation of the teaching approach focusing on the application of the concept maps and flow charts and how tablet PC technology was incorporated in both settings. The evaluation results of the trial are also reported indicating the impact of the integrated teaching approach on student learning experience and concludes with potential areas for future consideration. |
Keywords | tablet PC technology; concept maps; flow charts; knowledge structures; metacognition |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
460702. Computer graphics | |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q104q/an-integrated-approach-to-the-use-of-complementary-visual-learning-tools-in-an-undergraduate-microbiology-class
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