Challenge in Biochemistry Courses: A Snapshot of Student Learning Difficulties
Biochemistry with a broad and complex scope of material causes students to have difficulty in visualizing or understanding the concepts (metabolic pathways, molecular structures, and terms in biochemistry).This study aims to get an overview of students' learning difficulties in studying biochem...
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Department of Chemical Education, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
2023-12-01
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| author | Ratulani Juwita Asep Kadarohman Norazilawati Abdullah Heli Siti Halimatul Munawaroh |
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| description | Biochemistry with a broad and complex scope of material causes students to have difficulty in visualizing or understanding the concepts (metabolic pathways, molecular structures, and terms in biochemistry).This study aims to get an overview of students' learning difficulties in studying biochemistry. The study used a descriptive method. The research subjects were students of Biology Education at one of the universities in West Sumatra. The research instrument consists of a questionnaire of student opinions on learning difficulties and a test of mastery of concepts. It was found that 26.47% of students had difficulties in molecular structure material, 58.82% in metabolic pathway material, and 14.71% in term in biochemistry material. The students have difficulty in learning biochemistry concepts as shown by average lecture achievement score of 0.51 which is in a quite difficult range. The questionnaire results of student opinions on learning biochemistry show that 27% of students like learning using the practicum method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a8fac2a37764dafbee685fd2f7dcfad2024-04-28T08:42:26ZengDepartment of Chemical Education, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati BandungJTK (Jurnal Tadris Kimiya)2527-68162527-96372023-12-018212313210.15575/jtk.v8i2.266118538Challenge in Biochemistry Courses: A Snapshot of Student Learning DifficultiesRatulani Juwita0Asep Kadarohman1Norazilawati Abdullah2Heli Siti Halimatul Munawaroh3Department of Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung, West Java 40154 & Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat, Jalan Gunung Pangilun, Padang, West Sumatera 25111Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung, West Java 40154National Child Development Research Centre, Faculty of Human and Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, PerakDepartment of Chemistry Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung, West Java 40154Biochemistry with a broad and complex scope of material causes students to have difficulty in visualizing or understanding the concepts (metabolic pathways, molecular structures, and terms in biochemistry).This study aims to get an overview of students' learning difficulties in studying biochemistry. The study used a descriptive method. The research subjects were students of Biology Education at one of the universities in West Sumatra. The research instrument consists of a questionnaire of student opinions on learning difficulties and a test of mastery of concepts. It was found that 26.47% of students had difficulties in molecular structure material, 58.82% in metabolic pathway material, and 14.71% in term in biochemistry material. The students have difficulty in learning biochemistry concepts as shown by average lecture achievement score of 0.51 which is in a quite difficult range. The questionnaire results of student opinions on learning biochemistry show that 27% of students like learning using the practicum method.https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/tadris-kimiya/article/view/26611learning difficultiesmetabolic pathwaysmolecular structureterms in biochemistry |
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| title_short | Challenge in Biochemistry Courses: A Snapshot of Student Learning Difficulties |
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