Biochemistry in undergraduate health courses - Structure and organization

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dc.contributor.authorFerreira Gerab, Irani [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorBatista, Nildo Alves [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Santo Amaro
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T12:34:05Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T12:34:05Z
dc.date.issued2003-11-01
dc.description.abstractThis article describes the following aspects of teaching biochemistry in undergraduate health courses: objectives, number of hours, time in which the subject is studied, selection of content, teaching strategies, and evaluation methodologies used. Fifty-three courses distributed in 13 areas within the health field and offered by 12 institutions were analyzed for this matter. An exploratory research was developed, with data obtained from documentation analysis, form completion, and interviews with teachers involved. for the analysis of data, both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used. the analysis of teaching plans for the subjects under investigation shows that their inclusion in the curriculum occurs early in the professional education. the subject focus is intradisciplinary, and there is a great diversity in terms of number of hours, even if one looks at the same professional field. There is a tendency to standardize objectives, centralizing the teaching in biochemical knowledge, which is frequently not related to the specific proposal of professional education. We also noticed that there is a certain degree of similarity in the contents, even though some specific content is seen in the courses of dentistry and veterinary medicine. From the value given to lectures, one could see an evidence of transmission of pre-established content. Thus, there seems to be a need to stimulate the use of more active learning methodologies. As for evaluation, this study suggests an increased emphasis on the formative approach to assessing students.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Ctr Dev Higher Educ Hlth, BR-04023900 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Santo Amaro, Sch Med & Nursing, BR-04829300 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Ctr Dev Higher Educ Hlth, BR-04023900 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent397-401
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bmb.2003.494031060284
dc.identifier.citationBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, v. 31, n. 6, p. 397-401, 2003.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/bmb.2003.494031060284
dc.identifier.issn1470-8175
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/27445
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000186684600005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartofBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.licensehttp://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-406071.html
dc.subjectundergraduateen
dc.subjecthealth coursesen
dc.subjectbiochemistry teachingen
dc.titleBiochemistry in undergraduate health courses - Structure and organizationen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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