The Role of Blended Learning on Student Performance in Biotechnology Course
- 1 The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Abstract
The present work aims for evaluating the role of blended learning on student engagement and performance in bioreactor design component of the biotechnology course. Interactive online module covering the main fundamental aspects of the subject was developed and made available to students prior to the class. Students who accessed the online module found to be more active in classroom response participations (p<0.05) and received higher marks in the examination (p<0.05). These data highlight the key role of blended learning in improving the student learning desire and academic performance.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajbbsp.2017.111.113
Copyright: © 2017 Zahra Sarabadani and Aydin Berenjian. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Biotechnology
- Blended Learning
- Class Participation
- Active Learning
- Pedagogical Thinking