My Biology Scholars Research Project
Web-based tutorial support for student success in pre-Nursing Physiology class.
Context:
I am teaching 3 undergrad courses which are prerequisites for Nursing Program- Human Anatomy-Physiology – I and II and
General Microbiology. The enrollment for these classes is pretty heavy; however the students at Queens borough
are highly diverse not only in their cultural ethnicity and educational backgrounds but also
in their ages, stage of life and family commitments. Many students lack
the formal training in Science, especially in Biology at High school
level; while many are the returning students, who haven’t been to
school for a long time. These students are overwhelmed by the depth and
immensity of the material presented in General Biology/ or any of the
above courses. This leads to High attrition rate of the student
population enrolled in these classes. To improve retention of these classes--
My research Question is whether online supplementary instruction
can help pre-Nursing students to succed academically. I propose to develop a BlackBoard site with the supplementary instruction.
Some areas where students could use some help are for example- the Cell structure & Function, Metabolism, Enzyme kinetics etc. So the students will be
presented with basic concepts of Biology, Biochemistry, cell biology
and/or genetics. The concepts presented will include (but may not be
limited to)-- 1) What is Science and Biology; 2)
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell stucture and Function; 4) Elements and chemical reaction;
chemical interactions between biomolecules; 5) Cell structure -cell
membrane and organelles
With the help from SoTL, I would like to build an
online resource center/course which the non-majors or the pre-nursing
students can use to better-prepare them for their respective courses. I
believe that team-based learning is an effective technique but would
like to know various aspects of these pedagogical techniques.
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