Teaching second-year biochemistry students the principles of an enzyme-catalyzed spectrophotometric assay with an online lab simulator.

ABSTRACT: The teaching of laboratory skills to undergraduate students is central to all experimental sciences. In this setting, students must understand the experimental procedures as well as the fundamental principle(s) being demonstrated, all while learning within a limited time. Other limiting factors include access to equipment and reagents, resulting in students frequently working in pairs or small groups to complete experiments, and consequently, students gain limited experience in the practical techniques. In addition, due to competing subjects and a filled curriculum, there is typically limited or no opportunity for students to repeat a laboratory exercise. As a result, the time pressure forces students to focus on completing the laboratory exercise without engaging at a deeper level with th

SUBMITTER: Clemson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12290265 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature