通过基于功能微生物的项目式学习来提升本科生科研素养

Project-based learning on functional microorganisms helps to cultivate undergraduates' scientific research literacy

摘要:

本科生科研素养的养成对其继续深造具有重要意义，如何有效培养学生的科研能力并使其养成良好的科研素养成为当下高等教育亟须探究的重要议题。本研究尝试通过基于学生的兴趣爱好对具有一定知识背景的本科生进行分组，以小组形式分别对某特定生境来源微生物的分离、筛选、鉴定及其功能进行项目式研究来培养学生的科研素养。这种以学生为主体的自主研究能够激发学生主动学习热情，培养学生学习的自主性和科研素养。研究发现对该类项目的研究首先能涵盖传统实验课程所涉及的基础实验内容，有助于微生物实验基本操作的系统掌握；其次，以小组的方式使得学生的主观能动性和团队协作能力得到发挥，各小组均能分离到相关目标微生物，并能完成对目标微生物基本特性和功能的研究；最后，能就目标微生物相关领域某主题发表综述论文，有效培养学生的科研素养。由此可见，特殊生境功能微生物分离、筛选及鉴定的项目式研究不失为高校本科生科研素养培养的重要题材。

Abstract:

Cultivating undergraduates' scientific research literacy is of great significance to their academic careers. How to improve undergraduates' skills in scientific research and foster their scientific research literacy has become an important issue that needs to be explored in the current higher education. We conducted project-based research on the screening, isolation, identification, and functional characterization of microorganisms from special habitats to cultivate the scientific research literacy of undergraduates with microbial knowledge background based on their interests. Such student-centered independent research can stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning and cultivate their scientific research literacy. The project-based research can cover the basic content involved in the traditional course of experimental microbiology, which improves students' basic skills of performing microbial experiments. Moreover, students' initiative and teamwork ability can be initiated by the group research. Each group can isolate target microorganisms and complete the research on the basic characteristics and functions of target microorganisms. Finally, the students can publish a review paper on a topic of microbiology, which cultivates their scientific research literacy. In conclusion, the project-based research on the screening and characterization of special functional microorganisms is an important subject for cultivating the scientific research literacy of undergraduates.