Evaluation of learning difficulties in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Piauí students

Journal of Biochemistry Education

Ayres Fran da Silva e Silva¹  Maximiliano de Souza Zierer²  Raíssa Silva Bacelar de Andrade³ 

[1] Rede Nordestina de Biotecnologia – RENORBIO – Universidade Federal do Piauí – UFPI – Teresina/PI.UFRA (Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia), Campus Parauapebas.;UFPI (Universidade Federal do Piauí), Departamento de Bioquímica e Farmacologia - Centro de Ciências da Saúde.;UFPI (Universidade Federal do Piauí).;

关键词: dificuldades de aprendizado;    bioquímica;    estudantes.;   

DOI  :  10.16923/reb.v15i1.690

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Biochemistry is a basic subject present in the curriculum of the various health and natural sciences courses. However, the literature indicates a great difficulty for undergraduates facing the learning of this subject. This study aimed to evaluate, through a questionnaire, the difficulty degree of learning in Biochemistry presented by the students, in order to stimulate discussions about teaching-learning strategies to try to minimize the problem. We found that 86,5% of the students evaluated presented a difficulty degree of learning in Biochemistry from medium to high. In addition, 62.8% of the students reported had learning difficulties in other subjects in their undergraduate courses. Associated with these data, 81.03% of the students recognized that they had learning difficulties in high school, with the most mentioned subjects being mathematics (44.73%) and chemistry (38.98%). As a consequence of this problem, 21.4% of the total number of students evaluated was repeaters in the subject of Biochemistry, which represents a significant group of students with great learning difficulties. We verified that the difficulties of learning in Biochemistry have multiple causes, and probably the most important is the deficiency in the training of students coming from elementary and middle schools.

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