Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students
Biochemistry is a basic subject present in the curriculum of the various health and natural sciences courses. However, the literature indicates a great difficulty for undergraduates facing the learning of this subject. This study aimed to evaluate, through a questionnaire, the difficulty degree of l...
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doaj-cd72314e593144b9a4982635b48ab5762020-11-25T00:28:07ZporSociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, SBBqJournal of Biochemistry Education2318-87902017-07-01151243910.16923/reb.v15i1.690613Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí studentsRaíssa Silva Bacelar de Andrade0Ayres Fran da Silva e Silva1Maximiliano de Souza Zierer2UFPI (Universidade Federal do Piauí).Rede Nordestina de Biotecnologia – RENORBIO – Universidade Federal do Piauí – UFPI – Teresina/PI. UFRA (Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia), Campus Parauapebas.UFPI (Universidade Federal do Piauí), Departamento de Bioquímica e Farmacologia - Centro de Ciências da Saúde.Biochemistry is a basic subject present in the curriculum of the various health and natural sciences courses. However, the literature indicates a great difficulty for undergraduates facing the learning of this subject. This study aimed to evaluate, through a questionnaire, the difficulty degree of learning in Biochemistry presented by the students, in order to stimulate discussions about teaching-learning strategies to try to minimize the problem. We found that 86,5% of the students evaluated presented a difficulty degree of learning in Biochemistry from medium to high. In addition, 62.8% of the students reported had learning difficulties in other subjects in their undergraduate courses. Associated with these data, 81.03% of the students recognized that they had learning difficulties in high school, with the most mentioned subjects being mathematics (44.73%) and chemistry (38.98%). As a consequence of this problem, 21.4% of the total number of students evaluated was repeaters in the subject of Biochemistry, which represents a significant group of students with great learning difficulties. We verified that the difficulties of learning in Biochemistry have multiple causes, and probably the most important is the deficiency in the training of students coming from elementary and middle schools.http://bioquimica.org.br/revista/ojs/index.php/REB/article/view/690dificuldades de aprendizadobioquímicaestudantes. |
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Raíssa Silva Bacelar de Andrade Ayres Fran da Silva e Silva Maximiliano de Souza Zierer Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students Journal of Biochemistry Education dificuldades de aprendizado bioquímica estudantes. |
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Raíssa Silva Bacelar de Andrade Ayres Fran da Silva e Silva Maximiliano de Souza Zierer |
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Raíssa Silva Bacelar de Andrade |
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Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students |
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Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students |
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Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students |
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Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students |
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Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students |
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evaluation of learning difficulties in biochemistry from the federal university of piauí students |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, SBBq |
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Journal of Biochemistry Education |
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Biochemistry is a basic subject present in the curriculum of the various health and natural sciences courses. However, the literature indicates a great difficulty for undergraduates facing the learning of this subject. This study aimed to evaluate, through a questionnaire, the difficulty degree of learning in Biochemistry presented by the students, in order to stimulate discussions about teaching-learning strategies to try to minimize the problem. We found that 86,5% of the students evaluated presented a difficulty degree of learning in Biochemistry from medium to high. In addition, 62.8% of the students reported had learning difficulties in other subjects in their undergraduate courses. Associated with these data, 81.03% of the students recognized that they had learning difficulties in high school, with the most mentioned subjects being mathematics (44.73%) and chemistry (38.98%). As a consequence of this problem, 21.4% of the total number of students evaluated was repeaters in the subject of Biochemistry, which represents a significant group of students with great learning difficulties. We verified that the difficulties of learning in Biochemistry have multiple causes, and probably the most important is the deficiency in the training of students coming from elementary and middle schools. |
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dificuldades de aprendizado bioquímica estudantes. |
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