Add to ORKGEffective preparation prior to a practical class is essential if meaningful learning is to occur. If effective preparation does not occur, then students are at risk of “information overload” as they attempt to simultaneously come to terms with novel technical or manipulative tasks as well as learning new concepts. We designed on-line multi-media pre-laboratory exercises (Pre-labs) to support dissection-based practicals in a first year biology unit. The aim of this study was to gauge the effectiveness of the Pre-labs in improving students’ perceptions of their preparedness for practical classes. We surveyed the students before and after introduction of the Pre-labs, and monitored use of the Pre-labs on the class on-line learning site. The su...
The use of web classes, such as Tegrity Campus1, as a supplement to pre laboratory reading or a repl...
Compulsory online pre-laboratory exercises were required of non-major, first-year university chemist...
Laboratories are recognised as central in science education, allowing students to consolidate knowle...
Effective preparation prior to a practical class is essential if meaningful learning is to occur. If...
Without effective preparation for practical classes, students are at risk of “information overload” ...
Cognitive load theory suggests that a student’s learning will be inhibited if ‘the instructional mat...
One major problem identified a few years ago among our biological science students was a general lac...
Introductory biology students are typically overwhelmed in the laboratory. Many of the students are ...
Introductory biology students are typically overwhelmed in the laboratory. Many of the students are ...
Laboratory classes form an important aspect of bioscience education. However, this environment is ch...
In recent years the delivery of practical laboratories classes has been subjected to debate, with re...
Cognitive load theory suggests that a student’s learning will be inhibited if ‘the instructional mat...
BACKGROUND: Laboratory classes are an integral component of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology ...
Laboratory exercises are important in science education as they contributeto general understanding o...
Laboratory classes form an important aspect of bioscience education. However, this environment is ch...
The use of web classes, such as Tegrity Campus1, as a supplement to pre laboratory reading or a repl...
Compulsory online pre-laboratory exercises were required of non-major, first-year university chemist...
Laboratories are recognised as central in science education, allowing students to consolidate knowle...
Effective preparation prior to a practical class is essential if meaningful learning is to occur. If...
Without effective preparation for practical classes, students are at risk of “information overload” ...
Cognitive load theory suggests that a student’s learning will be inhibited if ‘the instructional mat...
One major problem identified a few years ago among our biological science students was a general lac...
Introductory biology students are typically overwhelmed in the laboratory. Many of the students are ...
Introductory biology students are typically overwhelmed in the laboratory. Many of the students are ...
Laboratory classes form an important aspect of bioscience education. However, this environment is ch...
In recent years the delivery of practical laboratories classes has been subjected to debate, with re...
Cognitive load theory suggests that a student’s learning will be inhibited if ‘the instructional mat...
BACKGROUND: Laboratory classes are an integral component of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology ...
Laboratory exercises are important in science education as they contributeto general understanding o...
Laboratory classes form an important aspect of bioscience education. However, this environment is ch...
The use of web classes, such as Tegrity Campus1, as a supplement to pre laboratory reading or a repl...
Compulsory online pre-laboratory exercises were required of non-major, first-year university chemist...
Laboratories are recognised as central in science education, allowing students to consolidate knowle...