The Glycolysis Interactive Match-up Activities website features three separate activities which assess student’s knowledge of the enzymatic reactions in glycolysis. Students can choose to test their knowledge of enzymes, reactant names, or reactant structures. The activities can be graded and give immediate feedback on the results. This site is well suited as a homework assignment or can be used in the classroom after students have covered glycolysis in detail. Students can reset the activities and also grade their results. It is most appropriate for AP Biology, college level biology or biochemistry courses.
Type of Material:
Quiz/Test
Recommended Uses:
Study outside of class or assignment In class or assigned as homework.
Technical Requirements:
Flash required
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The purpose to help students identify the correct enzyme, product, and structure for each step of glycolysis
Target Student Population:
AP Biology, College Biology Lower Division (majors level), college biochemistry, College Biology Upper Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
A basic knowledge of chemistry and cell biology would be needed to complete the activity.
Students require detailed biochemical background of the processes of glycolysis.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Information is accurate and detailed.
Activities are interactive and hold student’s attention.
All steps of glycolysis--enzymes, products, and molecular structure
Graphics are simple.
Easy to use.
Information is organized and follows a logical order.
Concerns:
This is for upper level students only
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The activities are a good practice tool to reinforce a difficult concept.
Students are challenged to examine the steps of glycolysis from multiple angles.
Each activity can be graded, and students can see incorrect answers immediately.
Can be used in either a biology or chemistry course to reinforce concepts including glycolysis, enzymes, and chemical structure of molecules.
Repetitive matching is a good approach to learning detailed information.
Material supports the concepts connecting enzymes with substrates, products, and molecular structure.
Concerns:
Learning outcomes not detailed.
Incorrect answers marked but no assistance to find correct answer.
There is a single page and no variation is possible.
This site does not contain any background or reference material, so students would need to have a strong understanding of glycolysis to complete the activities.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Simple to navigate between different activities.
Completing the activities is intuitive, even though no formal directions are given.
Navigation buttons are large and easy to see.
Software easy to access and works well.
Design of page is clear and should engage students.
Layout is consistent in each of the three options.
Concerns:
The bright backgrounds and small dark text may be difficult for some users to see.
No audio is provided, which would increase accessibility.
No assistance provded for incorrect answers
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