Bioinformatics Resources in Facilitating Students' Conception on Molecule genetics concepts

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10.2991/icmsed-16.2017.51How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Molecul Genetics; Misconception; Bioinformatics; Learning Process

Abstract

Molecul genetics concepts are dificcult concepts for students almost in every country. Students must strugle to visualize those concepts. In this study, we presented bioinformatics resources in facilitating students' conception on molecule genetics concepts. Our research questions targeted students conception of deoxyriboculeic acid (DNA), transcription, genetic code, codon/anti-codon, intron, exon, gene. Data sources included pre/post-test and transcript of interviews. Our findings on pre-test showed that students have many variatian of molecule genetics concepts as prior knowledge. We found that most students held misconception of all over concepts and have partial conception on intron, exon and gene. Through bioinformatics learning process, the students prior conceptual frameworks was transformed to better understanding. Most students have a comprehensive knowledge of DNA, transcription, genetic code and codon/anti-codon. However most of students still held the partial knowledge of intron, exon and gene. Meanwhile in intron, exon and gene concepts, the students were unable to integrate their prior knowledge with informations of the bioinformatics resources. The transcripts revealed that bioinformatics resources were able to enhance students in representing of the DNA, transcription, genetic code and codon/anti-codon concepts.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Tati Kristianti
AU  - Ari Widodo
AU  - Sony Suhandono
AU  - Bruce Waldrip
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