Teaching and learning of Cell Biology in higher education in the context of virtuality in the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Mabel Brunotto et al.

Keywords:

Cell biology education, pandemic, Spain, Argentina

Abstract

The objective of this work was to determine and compare the teaching-learning strategies implemented in the teaching of Cell Biology at the National University of Córdoba (UNC)-Argentina and at the University of Granada (UGR)-Spain, in order to carry out the review and curricular adjustment of the academic offer in the UNC School of Dentistry and compare the academic conditions of students, in the 2020 and 2021 school years, in both universities. The strategies that were implemented to continue with higher education, in virtual mode, are not enough for students to understand and learn skills, concepts, and attitudes required for university studies. Although the hybrid modality, that is to say, the dictation of the theoretical concepts in virtual modality and the practices of face-to-face modality, would allow access to higher studies to students who have unfavorable economic conditions

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Published

2022-03-04

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2022): Rev Fac Odont 32(1)-2022-Marzo

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EDUCATION

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