Lucas Coêlho Bernardo, Nathalia Regina Galvão Silva, Augusto Cézar Vasconcelos Freitas Júnior, Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe, Davi Felipe Farias
{"title":"O tutor como agente facilitador no processo de ensino e aprendizagem: uma experiência na disciplina de Bioquímica Metabólica","authors":"Lucas Coêlho Bernardo, Nathalia Regina Galvão Silva, Augusto Cézar Vasconcelos Freitas Júnior, Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe, Davi Felipe Farias","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i2.897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i2.897","url":null,"abstract":"A tutoria faz parte dos programas acadêmicos oferecidos pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), com objetivo de auxiliar os discentes a partir da implementação de estratégias que facilitem o percurso dos estudantes pelas disciplinas com maiores índices de reprovação e evasão. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o papel do tutor como agente no processo de ensino e aprendizagem na disciplina de Bioquímica Metabólica, na UFPB. Para tanto, os tutores dessa disciplina aplicaram quatro estudos dirigidos e um jogo didático nas turmas dos períodos letivos 2016.2 (Grupo 1/n= 27) e 2017.1 (Grupo 2/n= 23). O desempenho dos discentes que usufruíram dos recursos didáticos foi satisfatório e significativamente maior do que o grupo que não participou. A partir da avaliação da tutoria pelos discentes por meio de um questionário online, respondeu-se unanimemente que a disciplina de Bioquímica Metabólica precisa ofertar tutores, declarando que os mesmos são facilitadores importantes no processo de ensino e aprendizagem.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120916406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial - 2","authors":"André Amaral Gonçalves Bianco","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i2.899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i2.899","url":null,"abstract":"Editorial da edição 2019, volume2.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116083107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biochemistry in the context of Beer Science","authors":"Gabriel Gerber Hornink","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.890","url":null,"abstract":"Biochemistry contents are essentials to understanding brewing and students often fail to connect theory with practical applications, in this context, the discipline Beer Science was created, complimenting students` formation. The objective was to integrate the knowledge of biochemistry in beer production and evaluate the students' perception of importance of these. The discipline was given in 2017 and 2018, 24 students per class, with the prerequisite being Biochemistry approval. A didactic sequence was created, starting from the historical aspects and ending with a real beer production. Mains concepts: ph and buffer system; carbohydrates, proteins and lipids in the malt; hops oils/composition; malt and yeast enzymes; fermentative metabolism etc. A questionnaire was applied at the end of the course, evaluating students' perceptions about it, in addition, they delivered a group work simulating a production. Besides the lectures and exercises, 7 practical classes were created, involving the supplies characteristics, mashing buffer effect, temperature and pH effect on the mashing enzymes. There were 31 responses and the students felt very motivated and all considered the biochemical knowledges vital for brewing understanding, attributing greater importance to enzymes and fermentations knowledges, sequentially, to pH, buffer and carbohydrates structure and metabolism. The students emphasized the role of practical classes in order to establish the connections between biochemistry theory and beer production, highlighting the mashing comparison from a matrix of two pH and three temperatures, evaluating the starch hydrolysis with lugol, the amount of fermentable substrate by benedict reaction, and the density by light refractometer. The simulations evaluation indicated that practically all groups were able to apply theoretical knowledge. It is noteworthy that most students felt capable of brewing beer. Disciplines like this are fundamental for the connection between biochemical knowledge and practical applications, such as brewing, especially when developing practices that make this integration possible.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128832561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vitamins and Coenzymes: An Interactive Study","authors":"V. Trindade, J. L. Menegasso, C. G. Salbergo","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.888","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Vitamins form a group of organic micronutrients without chemical relation, whose biosynthesis in humans is nonexistent or insufficient, being required in the diet. They have specific cellular functions and are precursors of coenzymes in the intermediate metabolism. They are classified as water-soluble and lipid-soluble. Water-soluble substances are subdivided into the group known as \"non-complex B\" and \"B complex\". The last one has three subgroups: vitamins that act on the energy metabolism (B1, B2, B3, B5 and B7), vitamins that act on hematopoietic metabolism (B9, and B12) and others (B6). Objectives: Considering the scarcity of interactive materials in the subject, this educational object aims to present interactively B vitamins showing: their chemical structures with their respective coenzyme forms, the reactions in which they are involved, their action mechanisms, food sources and consequences of their deficiencies. Materials and Methods: This material was developed with PHP web language, associated with HTML, CSS and Javascript for the creation and insertion of figures, hypertexts and animations. A questionnaire about interactivity, functionality and esthetics characteristics and general information levels was used for its evaluation. Results and Discussion: This educational resource presents web page properties, including the possibility of access by mobile devices. It is composed by flaps referring to the visual identity, tutorial and credits, followed by a start button that reveals a menu subdivided into 10 flaps corresponding to a conceptual introductory text, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12 and an interactive questionnaire (www.ufrgs.br/vitaminas-b). The functionality, design, language, and interactivity characteristics were rated as excellent by 80% of basic biochemistry students. Conclusion: This digital educational resource can be considered an adequate teaching-learning tool, easily accessible to students in the health area, as well as to the general public.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130072840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applying a Design-Based Research Framework in the Production of Web Content to Disseminate the Remote Laboratory Uses and Development","authors":"P. P. Oliveira, E. Galembeck","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.892","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION. The adoption of teaching methods that highlight student's autonomy is a long term process and requires students to be involved with hands-on activities such as lab classes. Lab activities can vary in methodological approaches from demonstration to the authentic research, and requires the use of equipment, reagents, and time. A lot of low-cost experiments alternatives have been developed as an alternative to the expensive equipment not always available in didactic labs. The availability of low-cost microcontrollers and sensors has made possible not only having students do run experiments but also having them to build equipment to be used in their investigative labs. It is also possible to build equipment to be controlled over the internet and to build low-cost remote labs able to provides a real experience of controlling experiment online. OBJECTIVE. This work aims the production of a series of informative and explanatory videos about the use and development of low-cost equipment for remote operation, and to analyze the impact this strategy in biochemistry education, and knowledge dissemination. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Equipment and experiments already developed and in operation have been the starting point to produce a videos series for YouTube. The whole process is structured as Design-Based Research framework, which involves developing iterations of the material, each one incorporating changes based on the feedback taken about the source material. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. We have produced 12 videos that have been released weekly on our YouTube channel. The topics covered so far are titration, photosynthesis and microscopic diversity. All videos are linked to a survey, which will serve to collect data regarding the utility and quality of the videos, reproducibility of the experiments, and demographic data from the viewers. CONCLUSION. The first two videos released have received positive feedback and a reasonable number of views.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123391671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Tavares, V. B. Fernandes, V. R. Albuquerque, T. R. Cavalcante, Micheline Soares Costa Oliveira
{"title":"Application of the game “drugs knowledge in action” as biochemical education strategies","authors":"C. Tavares, V. B. Fernandes, V. R. Albuquerque, T. R. Cavalcante, Micheline Soares Costa Oliveira","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.894","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Different learning methods can be used to better assimilate program content. The biochemical mechanism of drugs in our body generally converts lipophilic chemical compounds into products more readily excreted. Its rate is an important determinant of the duration and intensity of the drug's pharmacological action. OBJECTIVES: To show the effect of drugs on the body through play as a teaching-learning tool. METHODOLOGY: For this understanding was applied a game for students of the 5th. Semester of Chemistry, in the discipline of Supervised Internship of the semesters of 2018.1 and 2019.2, totaling 24 participants. The game \"Drugs Knowledge in Action\" consists of 110 cards. It consists of a deck with three types of cards, drug effects, drug image and drug chemical formula. Each participant (in all 4) received five cards, consisting of three sets of different drug titles. The winner was the one who formed the three sets first.Each participant resorted to the block of cards and retired until it had at least 9 cards in the hand, when exceeding that number, the other cards should be discarded. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Biochemical action maps of these drugs were constructed throughout the game. When questioned with the application of a quick QUIZ on the subject, 57% reponed that they were not aware of the chemical formula of the drugs in question. When it came to the effects of these drugs, 89% said they knew them, but some effects are common to two or more drugs. As for drug metabolism in the body only 35% of the participants knew this subject. The majority of the group 87% stated that they have clarified many doubts on the subject. During the game participants exchanged many ideas and concepts about metabolism of drugs. CONCLUSION: The applied game and other methodologies offer greater knowledge to the students and concretely strengthen their learning.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132191663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"The Cell\" and Learning Analytics: Users Performance Analysis in the Module \"Chemical Composition of the Cell and Biological Membranes\"","authors":"A. P. Macedo, E. Galembeck","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.889","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Learning Analytics tools aim to analyze data that allows the understanding of the learning process; its association with Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) brings an opportunity for research into learning effectiveness, once MOOCs users produces digital footprints that can be used to understand their relationship with the content and environment. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the performance of users of \"The Cell\" in the module \"Cell Chemical Composition and Biological Membranes\" aiming to identify the major points that may have influenced their performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: \"Chemical Composition of the Cell and Biological Membranes\" is a module of the MOOC \"The Cell\", a course designed into a 3D cell virtual model developed by the Laboratory of Educational Technologies of the Unicamp. The module is composed of textual content, challenge, training game, and assessment. \"The Cell\" has an embedded Statistical Analysis Module (SAM), an LA tool that collects data and has analysis tools focused on the student’s performance and learning process. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Between November of 2015 and November of 2018, SAM has registered 2858 interactions involving 1114 users in the module. The average time to perform the training game was 3.45 minutes, and there was a significant difference in the scores average comparing users who did the activity below and above the average time: 54.10 and 70.44 points, respectively. A similar result was noticed for the assessment session, users who complete the task faster scored 48.83 on average, while users who take more time scored 52.83 on average. The average score in the assessment of users who did or did not took the training game was 51.20 and 36.75, respectively. CONCLUSION: The average time spent to carry out the activities is directly related to performance; the training game acts as a preparation for the assessment, reflected in the note.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134403086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Evaluation of a Portable Spectrophotometer","authors":"J. P. Cândico, A. P. Macedo, E. Galembeck","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.893","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Colorimetric methods, such as proteins and glucose quantification, and enzymatic assays are widely performed in biochemical laboratories employing spectrophotometer equipment. Even being present in most of the labs that serve undergraduate students, low cost and portable spectrophotometers can be a valuable tool in high schools and for field studies. OBJECTIVES: We have assembled and evaluated a portable spectrophotometer, inspired in some open projects freely available on the Internet. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The system was built using an RGB LED as a light source and a light detector (TSL2561). These components were placed into the ends of a cuvette holder, which was designed in FREECAD software and fabricated in a 3D printer. The data collection system was developed using an Arduino UNO microcontroller, an LCD to show the absorbance, a micro SD card to store the results, and a push button to select the LED emitted light wavelength. All components were powered by battery bank of 2000mAh. The software was written in C++, and we used Arduino IDE 1.8.6. For the equipment evaluation, we ran protein (Bradford) and glucose (Somogyi-Nelson) essays comparing the results obtained from the developed equipment with the one used in our didactic lab (Biospectro SP-22). DISCUSSION AND RESULTS: The results obtained comparing both pieces of equipment shows a correlation coefficient of 0.99 for the both methods (Bradford and Somogyi-Nelson) in test-retest. The commercial equipment demonstrated the coefficient of variation higher than 10%, while developed spectrophotometer showed values lower than 5%. The power bank was able to supply energy to the equipment up to 12 hours. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrated high reliability for the data collected from the developed spectrophotometer. Besides the low cost, compact design and high battery autonomy. The developed equipment has presented as a valuable alternative for field experiments and in-class practices of biochemistry.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128807439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Journal of Biochemistry Education: disseminating and encouraging the production in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology education","authors":"Gabriel Gerber Hornink","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.886","url":null,"abstract":"The Journal of Biochemistry Education, called previously the Journal of the Brazilian Journal of Education for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, created in 2001 within SBBq, aiming at the dissemination of research work in Biochemistry teaching. In 2012, it underwent several transformations, including a new name, change of electronic management system and expansion of scope. In 2015, began receiving articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish. In recent years, we have sought to broaden connections with researchers from other countries, who currently make up the journal's editorial staff. In order to expand the access to the magazine, we planned several actions of dissemination and indexing, including group in Facebook, indexing in several bases, besides registering in libraries. In this sense, we work to have a Journal that contributes to disseminate research in teaching and also (here the differential) to value and disseminate good practices of teachers in primary and higher education, as well as actions of scientific dissemination. During the symposium, we will present some of this history and work of the team that seeks to improve teaching-learning Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and related areas.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116236376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cellular Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus: a ludic educational approach for High School students","authors":"A. M. Santana, F. A. Riebiro, R. M. Lima","doi":"10.16923/reb.v17i0.887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16923/reb.v17i0.887","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder which affects thousands of people worldwide at increasingly early age. It is known as a chronic noncommunicable disease (NCD), of slow, severe and progressive evolution, requiring intensive treatment and appropriate supervision. It shows high prevalence among young people. Causes of diabetes mellitus are commonly associated to inadequate food consumption and sedentary lifestyle, genetic predisposition and cellular alterations.OBJECTIVE: the study aimed at developing the knowledge of how this disease originates in the cells by means of ludic classroom activities designed for High School students.MATERIAL AND METHODS: a questionnaire was initially applied to verify the students’ previous knowledge of the disease. Terminology associated to cells and diabetes was selected and used in a teaching approach which was simploe and adequate to the students’ level of understanding. Didactic sequences included models made with EVA (ethylene vynil acetate) to simulate enterocytes and the beta cells of the pancreas, presentation of an anatomic doll to promote understanding of the digestion process and absorption of nutrients, participatory theater using a giant cell to simulate insulin-regulated mechanisms, a myth and fact game, and a kitchen set. The class ended with a second questionnaire to evaluate student satisfaction toward the methodology.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: the use of a ludic pedagogical approach to demonstrate the cell origin of the disease motivated student voluntary participation, and provided perception of their lack of information on the biology of diabetes mellitus. Data show that the ludic pedagogical approach facilitated understanding of certain topics in Biology and the disease itself.","PeriodicalId":355112,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Ensino de Bioquímica","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121785983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}