Manipulatives Help to Teach Molecular Diagnostic Concepts

Hentzen, Audrey E.

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“…To encourage critical thinking, we have designed a set of magnetic nucleotides that allow students to model DNA structure, replication, transcription, and protein synthesis. Manipulatives have been used to teach molecular biology to students in a Clinical Laboratory Sciences program (2), and effectively in a freshman general biology course (1). Manipulatives should be especially effective at promoting kinesthetic learning.…”

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Nucleotide Manipulatives to Illustrate the Central Dogma

Yung

Primm

2015

J Microbiol Biol Educ.

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Nucleotide Manipulatives to Illustrate the Central Dogma

Yung

Primm

2015

J Microbiol Biol Educ.

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“…Given our workshop's heterogeneous pool of high school students, ranging from grade 9–12, we employed the use of manipulatives to level the disparate knowledge gap between students . Inspired by previous pedagogical innovation using the GAME (Genomic Analogy Model for Educators) strategy, we aimed to design a simple description of complex molecular biology concepts using well‐known analogies .…”

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Dr. Earl N. Meyer, in the lab, with a scalpel: A murder mystery as a biochemistry recruitment tool

Vulcu

Heirwegh

2014

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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Increasing student participation in science is an ongoing challenge for many universities. In this active learning workshop, centered on inquiry and teamwork, we introduce highschool students to biochemistry and molecular biology techniques using a murder mystery activity. During this intensive 3 hr workshop, we engage students in a murder scenario entitled "The Case of the Silenced Scientist." A commercially available DNA fingerprinting kit was used as a basis to create a customized scenario whereby students collaborate with one another to solve a murder mystery. Through analysis of DNA samples taken from the crime scene and suspects, students can identify the murderer while developing technical, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. Emphasis is placed on teamwork by immersing students in the collaborative process of research inquiry. Though short in duration, this workshop aims to build student relationships to science through creativity and exploration. In this article, we describe the key customized applications of this workshop as a blueprint for science recruitment. We focus on the workshop facilitators' perceived learning impact on students.

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Hentzen

2002

Laboratory Medicine

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Manipulatives Help to Teach Molecular Diagnostic Concepts

Cited by 3 publications

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Nucleotide Manipulatives to Illustrate the Central Dogma

Nucleotide Manipulatives to Illustrate the Central Dogma

Dr. Earl N. Meyer, in the lab, with a scalpel: A murder mystery as a biochemistry recruitment tool

Reverse Problem Based Learning (R-PBL)

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