A participatory learning approach to biochemistry using student authored and evaluated multiple‐choice questions

• Published in: Biochemistry and molecular biology education Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 352 - 361
• Main Authors: Bottomley, Steven, Denny, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.2011; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Biochemistry; Biochemistry - education; Biomedicine; Cognition; deep approach to learning; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Educational Measurement - methods; Female; gaming; Humans; Internet; Item Banks; Learning; Male; metacognition; Motivation; Multiple Choice Tests; multiple‐choice questions; participatory learning approach; peer evaluation; PeerWise; Plagiarism; Problem Sets; Program Effectiveness; Science Activities; Science Course Improvement Projects; Science Process Skills; Student Developed Materials; Students, Medical; Teaching - methods; Technology Uses in Education; Test Items; Thinking; Thinking Skills; User-Computer Interface; Young Adult

A participatory learning approach, combined with both a traditional and a competitive assessment, was used to motivate students and promote a deep approach to learning biochemistry. Students were challenged to research, author, and explain their own multiple‐choice questions (MCQs). They were also r...