RasMol as an Assessment Instrument to Assist and Evaluate Protein Structure Learning

RasMol在生物化學教學上之應用－作為蛋白質結構學習輔助工具及成效評量工具之可行性探討

樊琳(Lynn Farh)

《生物科學》 47卷1期 (2004/12) Pp. 106-116

https://doi.org/10.29981/CB.200412.0007

摘要

RasMol是一個廣泛被應用於蛋白質結構呈現與教學的圖像軟體。本研究探討並評估將此軟體開發為學習輔助工具及成效評量工具之可行性。本評量工具乃針對生物化學初學之學生設計，包含了一個須以RasMol完成之小組專題，專題評量之基準，及以RasMol為介面之學習成效測驗。實驗教學之樣本為屏東師範學院修習生物化學之學生。在實驗教學後，發現可完成評量基準之學生，皆能展現對蛋白質結構的基礎認識；而學生回饋意見中亦表示，此種學習方式可達到自我建構學習的功效。因此，RasMol不僅能作為教學輔助工具，亦可開發為學習評量工具。

關鍵字

RasMol ； 蛋白質結構學習 ； 評量工具

並列摘要

This study presents a RasMol-based assessment instrument for the evaluation of the outcomes of protein structure learning. The instrument formulated by this study consists of a RasMol-based project, a set of assessment criteria, and a post-project task for students at the introductory level of biochemistry. The samples involved in the experimental teaching were the students enrolled in the biochemistry course in National Pingtung Teachers College. This study found that, in general, students who meet the criteria usually display sufficient knowledge of protein structure upon the completion of their project. From the students' feedback, it was also evident that this project is a constructive and effective way to learn about the essentials of the protein structure. Therefore, visualization software such as RasMol can be used as a teaching tool as well as an assessment instrument.

並列關鍵字

RasMol ； Protein structure learning ； Assessment instrument