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Problem-based Learning in an On-line Biotechnology Course
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, , Iowa State University, United States

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Denver, Colorado, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-45-7 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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Biotechnology in Agriculture, Food, and Human Health is a World Wide Web course developed by Project BIO, a program to develop and share Internet biology education resources, at Iowa State University. This course has been utilizing problem-based learning as a mode of instruction in a unit dealing with pre-symptomatic DNA testing for a genetic disease. Problem-based learning is the use of a "real world" problem or situation as a context for learning. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of student gains in critical thinking, improvements in ability to solve real-world problems, acquisition of knowledge, development of the ability to work productively as a team member, and development of skills supporting life-long learning were analyzed. The current study indicates that problem-based learning is a valid and efficient means of expanding student learning in on-line courses.

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Ingebritsen, T. & Cheaney, J. (2002). Problem-based Learning in an On-line Biotechnology Course. In P. Barker & S. Rebelsky (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2002--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 281-282). Denver, Colorado, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved January 21, 2020 from .

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