Undergraduate Performance in Solving Ill-Defined Biochemistry Problems.

ABSTRACT: With growing interest in promoting skills related to the scientific process, we studied performance in solving ill-defined problems demonstrated by graduating biochemistry majors at a public, minority-serving university. As adoption of techniques for facilitating the attainment of higher-order learning objectives broadens, so too does the need to appropriately measure and understand student performance. We extended previous validation of the Individual Problem Solving Assessment (IPSA) and administered multiple versions of the IPSA across two semesters of biochemistry courses. A final version was taken by majors just before program exit, and student responses on that version were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. This mixed-methods study quantifies student performance in scie

SUBMITTER: Sensibaugh CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5749965 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature