Identifier

181

Date

2021

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Major

Chemistry

Concentration

Biology

Committee Chair

Jaime Sabel

Abstract

When undergraduate students in introductory biology and chemistry courses learn about enzymes, their understanding tends to be superficial, and students tend to lack the ability to think about the functionality of enzymes in a visually representative way. In this study, we created and tested an activity based on Dr. Nathan DeYonker's NSF CAREER grant-funded website, RINRUS, that is intended to increase students' long-term retention and understanding of enzymes. We first ran a pilot study in a class of graduate students to determine assignment accessibility. We then surveyed and interviewed students in introductory biology and chemistry courses to determine what information about enzymes students learn and retain. Results from this study will help to develop student understanding about enzymes and provide ideas and strategies for instructors to support their students in understanding the structure and function of enzymes.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

Notes

Data is provided by the student.

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