Student comprehension of biochemistry in a flipped classroom format

Concept-heavy courses such as Biochemistry in life and physical science curricula are challenging for many college-aged students. It is easy for students to disengage in a lecture and not learn the subject matter while in class. To improve student learning and participation, we employed a flipped fo...

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Published in:Smart learning environments 2024-12, Vol.11 (1), p.57-18, Article 57
Main Authors: Harris, Edward N., Schroder, Evan A., Berks, Teryn J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Class Activities
Classroom
Colleges & universities
Computers and Education
Education
Educational Assessment
Flipped
Format
High Achievement
Inverted
Learning
Lecture Method
Low Achievement
Science Curriculum
Student Improvement
Students
Undergraduate
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Summary:Concept-heavy courses such as Biochemistry in life and physical science curricula are challenging for many college-aged students. It is easy for students to disengage in a lecture and not learn the subject matter while in class. To improve student learning and participation, we employed a flipped format for the first half of the course and compared learning outcomes and attitudes with the traditional lecture in the second half of the course. The experimental course was an upper-level biochemistry course taken primarily by juniors (49%), seniors (40%), and some graduate students (10%) at the college level. Our results indicate that lower-performing students academically benefited from the flipped format (twofold lower failure rate as compared to previous years), whereas, there was no change with higher performing students when comparing student grades from previous courses. Academic assessments were derived from exams, quizzes, in-class activity/participation, and out-of-class homework. Participation and overall satisfaction with the course was significantly much higher in the flipped format (88% of students) than in the traditional lecture (
ISSN:2196-7091
2196-7091
DOI:10.1186/s40561-024-00356-z