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Study on Guiding Strategies for Self-Learning in Cell Biology under Credit System
Zhang Yanjie#, Zhang Lu#, Fan Zhixiang, Yang Yuling, Long Li*
Department of Cell Biology and Medical Genetics, Basic Medical College, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China
Abstract: Under the credit system, self-learning plays a significant role in medical education. But the implementation and efficacy of self-learning are far from satisfying, thus there is an urgent need for teachers’ guidance in self-learning. Considering that few studies were reported on teachers’ guidance strategy for selflearning in cell biology at home, we adopt a set of teachers’ guidance strategies for self-learning in Cell Biology teaching. The aim was to exert a marked learning effect, fulfill teaching objectives, and ensure a satisfying teaching result. The strategies consisted of stimulating students’ interest by guiding questions, group reporting, online homework, drawing outlines of textbooks, reading relevant references, and so on. After the implementation of these strategies, an objective and subjective evaluation of the results were carried out. The results demonstrated that the strategies were effective in improving students’ performance, and won wide acceptance among students, indicating its efficacy in guiding students’ self-learning.