评估虚拟实验室模拟对遗传学方法的研究生培训的有效性
Johanna S Carroll1, Hedieh Najafi2, Martina Steiner1
1Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
概括
虚拟实验室 (vLabs) 增强了研究生对基因组方法的理解,其中89%的人表现出知识获取. 虽然对理论有用,但学生们发现vLabs对现实的实验室体验不那么有效.
科学领域:
- 基因组学方法的方法.
- 分子生物学教育分子生物学教育
- 虚拟实验室应用 虚拟实验室应用
背景情况:
- 虚拟实验室 (vLabs) 在教育中越来越多地使用,但在研究生课程中没有研究.
- 基因组学方法学课程往往缺乏湿实验室组件,因此需要额外的学习工具.
- 在研究生级干实验室课程中评估vLabs的有效性对于理解其教育价值至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查Labster虚拟实验室 (vLabs) 作为研究生级基因组方法课程的家庭作业的有效性.
- 评估vLabs是否可以补充干实验室组件并增强对实验室技术的理解.
- 将笔记本电脑上的vLabs与虚拟现实耳机的学生体验进行比较.
主要方法:
- 六个Labster vLabs被分配给14名研究生作为家庭作业.
- 通过评估结果,学生感知问卷和大声思考采访收集的数据.
- 学生使用笔记本电脑与虚拟现实 (VR) 耳机的体验比较.
主要成果:
- 89%的研究生在参与vLabs后获得了知识.
- 85%的学生认为vLabs对于理解高级实验室概念背后的理论是有用的.
- 54%的学生对vLabs模拟现实实验室体验的能力持批评态度;VR耳机没有提供额外的好处.
结论:
- 虚拟实验室可以通过提供实验室技术的背景,有效地补充研究生级干实验室课程.
- 对于具有先前知识的研究生来说,vLab材料的当前水平可能需要增强.
- 在专业的科学课程中,vLabs显示出提高内容理解的潜力,尽管现实主义仍然是一个局限性.
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