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Vanessa Ayer Miller; Timothy Marks; Dorothea K. Thompson – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2025
Interest in virtual laboratory simulations as a pedagogical tool continues to grow, given the advantages of flexibility, scalability, technology integration, and interactive visualizations. We developed a laboratory model that integrates virtual lab simulations (VLS) and traditional in-person (IP) lab experiences for targeted skill development. In…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Science Achievement, Student Attitudes, Blended Learning
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Sun, Hao; Wang, Pinmei; Li, Yudong – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
Abstract Microbiome study requires both molecular techniques and bioinformatics skills, which are challenging for biologists to participate in this growing field. To introduce microbiome concepts and skills to students, a 6-week wet-lab and bioinformatics course for undergraduates was implemented through the project-based learning (PBL) approach.…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Genetics
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Lui, Michelle; McEwen, Rhonda; Mullally, Martha – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Educators are recognizing the potential power of immersive virtual reality (IVR) to allow learners to experience previously intangible firsthand phenomena, such as atoms and molecules. In this study, an IVR simulation of a complex gene regulation system was co-designed with an undergraduate microbiology course instructor. The course, with 234…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Difficulty Level, Instructional Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students
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Primo, Emiliano D.; Otero, Lisandro H.; Ruiz, Francisco; Klinke, Sebastián; Giordano, Walter – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2018
The bacterial cell wall, a structural unit of peptidoglycan polymer comprised of glycan strands consisting of a repeating disaccharide motif [N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramylpentapeptide (NAM pentapeptide)], encases bacteria and provides structural integrity and protection. Lysozymes are enzymes that break down the bacterial cell wall…
Descriptors: Cytology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Science Instruction
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Nair, Abhilash; Sawtelle, Vashti – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
A common hope of many physics educators and researchers is that students leave the course with a stronger sense that physics is relevant to them than when they entered the course. Multiple survey measures have attempted to measure shifts in students' beliefs on the relevance of physics but frequently the results show a negative shift in students'…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Relevance (Education), Student Attitudes
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Dyrberg, Nadia Rahbek; Treusch, Alexander H.; Wiegand, Claudia – Journal of Biological Education, 2017
Potential benefits of simulations and virtual laboratory exercises in natural sciences have been both theorised and studied recently. This study reports findings from a pilot study on student attitude, motivation and self-efficacy when using the virtual laboratory programme Labster. The programme allows interactive learning about the workflows and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Self Efficacy
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Carvajal-Rodriguez, Antonio – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2012
Mutate is a program developed for teaching purposes to impart a virtual laboratory class for undergraduate students of Genetics in Biology. The program emulates the so-called fluctuation test whose aim is to distinguish between spontaneous and adaptive mutation hypotheses in bacteria. The plan is to train students in certain key multidisciplinary…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Genetics, Microbiology