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ArticleBiochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology2022

Effects of different delivery modes on teaching biomedical science practical skills in higher education during the 2021 pandemic measures.

Zealyn Shi-Lin Heng, Darius Wen-Shuo Koh, Joshua Yi Yeo, Chui-Ping Ooi, Samuel Ken-En Gan

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Article in Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zealyn Shi-Lin HengAntibody & Product Development (APD) Lab, EDDC-BII, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8212-4178
Darius Wen-Shuo KohAntibody & Product Development (APD) Lab, EDDC-BII, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-1100-2346
Joshua Yi YeoAntibody & Product Development (APD) Lab, EDDC-BII, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-0253-0238
Chui-Ping OoiSchool of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-0293-3280
Samuel Ken-En GanAntibody & Product Development (APD) Lab, EDDC-BII, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9936-5090
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGSingapore University of Social Sciences · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic related measures had augmented the rise of online education. While online teaching had mitigated the negative impacts from educational institutional closures, it was unable to displace hands-on biomedical laboratory practical lessons effectively. Without practical sessions, there was concern over the imparting of laboratory skills even with video demonstrations. To investigate the effectiveness of different delivery modes in imparting laboratory skills, theoretical and practical student assessments were analyzed alongside an anonymous survey on their motivation and prior experience. The undergraduate students were exposed to (1) instructor-live demonstration; (2) video demonstration or (3) no demonstration prior to the practical test which was a plasmid extraction. Significantly higher mini-prep yields and purity were found for both instructor-live and video demonstrations compared to no demonstration. Comparison with pre-pandemic theoretical assessment performance showed no significant differences despite longer contact hours during pre-pandemic times. Prior lab experience and motivation for selecting the course did not significantly affect student mini-prep yields. In conclusion, our findings suggest that video demonstrations were as effective as instructor-live demonstrations during the pandemic without noticeably compromising the teaching and learning of biomedical laboratory skills.

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COVID-19Education, DistanceEducational MeasurementHumansLearningPandemicsTeachingcontact hourslab demonstrationlaboratory skillsmini-prepvisual learning

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PMID35621717
PMCPMC9347998
OpenAlexW4281651762

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