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Problem-Solving Ability in Groups

Promoting Concept-Driven Teaching Strategies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology through Concept Assessments TIME TO FORM GROUPS Regional ASBMB RCN Meeting Visualization and Assessment Purdue University 3 November 2012. Problem-Solving Ability in Groups. Impossible. Can’t Solve. PBL.

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Problem-Solving Ability in Groups

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  1. Promoting Concept-Driven Teaching Strategies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology through Concept AssessmentsTIME TO FORM GROUPS Regional ASBMB RCN Meeting Visualization and AssessmentPurdue University3 November 2012

  2. Problem-Solving Ability in Groups Impossible Can’t Solve PBL Might Solve Problem Difficulty Solution obvious Trivial A B C D Group Potential Group Members Problem solving is what you do when you don’t know what to do, otherwise it is not a problem. Wheatley (1984)

  3. Forming GroupsHomogeneous vs. Heterogeneous Student “Homogeneous” Groups Selected Instructor Selected Your Class “Heterogeneous” Groups

  4. What Aspects of Heterogeneity are Important for this Workshop? Discipline? Skills? Age? Personality Type? Gender? Ethnicity? Learning Style? Class size taught? Institution Type?

  5. If you know you want to form heterogeneous groups, but don’t know critical information about your audience, what can you do? Let the them help you.

  6. Forming Heterogeneous Groups Without Prior Information • If you are Female, add 400 - • If you are Male, add 200 200 • If you are younger than 30 years old, add 200 - • If you are between 30 and 50 years old, add 150 - • If you are older than 50, add 100100 • If you are employed by a PUI – add 100 - • If you are employed by a University – add 50 50 • Sum the last 2 digits of your Phone Number 8 • _______________________________________________________ • GRAND TOTAL (Your Number) 358 When you have calculated “Your Number”, line up in numerical order.

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