RT Conference Proceedings
T1 A practice project to prevent the cookbook model as modus operandi for biochemistry laboratory learning
A1 García-Ponce, Ángel Luis
A1 Martínez-Póveda, Beatriz Amparo
A1 Blanco-López, Ángel
A1 Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel
A1 Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María
K1 Ciencia - Estudio y enseñanza superior
AB Laboratory learning is a crucial component of chemistry and biochemistry instruction and should beconceived as a way to develop students’ reasoning, technical or practical skills, introducing them into thescientific method principles. Nevertheless, the heavily criticized “expository instruction style”,characterized by a cookbook nature, is still the most widespread style of laboratory instruction in ouruniversities. Alternative learning styles based in the inquiry, discovery and problem-based pedagogicalapproaches, have been reported to promote students’ problem solving skills, critical thought andself-confidence development.We are currently involved in the Educative Innovation Project PIE17-065, funded by University ofMalaga, aimed to improve the teaching practice of Biochemistry laboratory to undergraduate students.Based on an enzymatic analysis of glucose in soft-drinks we have developed a laboratory protocol as apart of a full practice project where students must work before and after the lab session, in order toprevent the cookbook model as modus operandi, therefore preventing the situation where the students geta first glimpse of the experiment protocol whereas they put on their lab coat. The learning activities havebeen designed to move our students from the passive role that characterizes the step-by-step procedures, to an active and critical attitude that starts before and remains after their laboratory session, also minimizing time, space, and equipment resources. Our results have shown that this experiment hasimproved the learning of both, future biochemists and chemists, which showed a very positive perceptionof the whole practical project.
YR 2018
FD 2018-07-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/16083
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/16083
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. PIE 17-065
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026