| Title: | An authentic inquiry-based laboratory module for introducing concepts about volatile-mediated communication resulted in stronger students' self-efficacy |
| Author(s): | Chiang CY; Huang HW; Chen SY; Chen YA; Chang YM; Huang HJ; |
| Address: | "Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Deguang Catholic High School, Tainan, Taiwan. Center of Teacher Education, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Department of Ecology and Environmental Resources, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan. Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences and Microbiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1539-3429 (Electronic) 1470-8175 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Volatile-mediated impacts of microbes on plants have aroused interest among scientists in the life science field. This study describes an inquiry-based laboratory module named 'Microbial Talk', which related to microbial volatile-mediated communication, including the process of design, implementation, and assessment. First-year biology students in this course were allowed to complete authentic microbiology research using both typical experimental techniques and knowledge related to interspecies communication. The instructor provides continued guidance and support to ensure that students are aware of their knowledge and of the choices they encountered. Pretests and posttests were implemented to evaluate the efficacy of the 'Microbial Talk' and the students' experimental design ability. Assessment of the module showed that students gained self-efficacy in executing experiments and interpreting data. In conclusion, this module is cost-effective and it can be used to help guide students in their future when they encounter situations that need these scientific skills" |
| Keywords: | Adolescent Adult *Communication *Curriculum Female Humans *Laboratories Male Microbiology/*education *Self Efficacy authentic inquiry inquiry-based laboratory microbial volatile microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs); |
| Notes: | "MedlineChiang, Chih-Yun Huang, Hsin-Wei Chen, Shao-Yen Chen, Yun-An Chang, Yuan-Mou Huang, Hao-Jen eng MOST-106-2311-B-006-006-MY3/Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan/ MOST-108-2313-B-006-002-/Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2020/09/01 Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2021 Mar; 49(2):251-261. doi: 10.1002/bmb.21425. Epub 2020 Aug 31" |
