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2017 Zone I Best Paper: Molecules and Cells: A Model for Addressing the Needs of Students with Varied Backgrounds and Diverse Learning Styles

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Conference

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Columbus, Ohio

Publication Date

June 24, 2017

Start Date

June 24, 2017

End Date

June 28, 2017

Conference Session

The 2017 Zone Best Paper Session

Tagged Topic

Council of Sections

Page Count

9

DOI

10.18260/1-2--27432

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https://sftp.asee.org/27432

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483

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Eileen Haase Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University

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Dr. Haase is a senior lecturer at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and chair of the Applied Biomedical Engineering program. She is currently the interim Director of Undergraduate Studies.

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Harry R. Goldberg Johns Hopkins University

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Abstract

Students in “Molecules and Cells” completed a survey to assess their learning preferences. Almost two-thirds of the students were multimodal, learning through a combination of visual, aural, read/write, or kinesthetic modes. This supported our view that a diverse learning environment with a variety of learning modalities would make a significant contribution to the students’ understanding and retention of the material. These methods included: lectures with class demonstrations, team based learning, formative assessments through “clicker questions”, simulations, peer instruction, informal and formal group discussion, case studies, and a variety of online resources. A majority (93%) of students believed they benefitted from this approach, a view that was supported quantitatively: 90% of the 126 students enrolled in the course attended class even though each lecture was available on-line.

Haase, E., & Goldberg, H. R. (2017, June), 2017 Zone I Best Paper: Molecules and Cells: A Model for Addressing the Needs of Students with Varied Backgrounds and Diverse Learning Styles Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--27432

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