CELL CYCLE EXPLORER: A DRAG-AND-DROP SIMULATION FOR CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF MITOSIS

Biology

Cell Cycle Explorer is a simple drag-and-drop simulation to promote conceptual learning about mitosis among students. The procedure is based on interactive features allowing the user to control different steps of the cell cycle enabling to see and interact with DNA replication, chromosome alignment, and segregation during mitosis. Key results show that students who exploited the simulation performed better in terms of understanding of more complex mitotic events as opposed to conventional instructional approaches, as demonstrated by the higher test scores and the amount of information retained. Drawing from this research, the conclusion that interactive simulations such as Cell Cycle Explorer have a profound effect on biology learning outcomes in the classroom is that they are also a powerful tool for improving learning in biology education. It is recommended that such simulations be incorporated into standard course curricula to promote more robust conceptualization and engagement with biological principles, especially among visual and kinesthetic learners

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