Brewing for Students: An Inquiry-Based Microbiology Lab.

ABSTRACT: In an effort to improve and assess student learning, there has been a push to increase the incorporation of discovery-driven modules and those that contain real-world relevance into laboratory curricula. To further this effort, we have developed, implemented, and assessed an undergraduate microbiology laboratory experiment that requires students to use the scientific method while brewing beer. The experiment allows students to brew their own beer and characterize it based on taste, alcohol content, calorie content, pH, and standard reference method. In addition, we assessed whether students were capable of achieving the module learning objectives through a pre-/posttest, student self-evaluation, exam-embedded questions, and an associated worksheet. These objectives included describing the

SUBMITTER: Sato BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4690564 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature