09-01-2022, 12:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 12:25 PM by Chankosumo.)
Provider: Study.com
Course: Biology 101L: Intro to Biology with Lab
Course content: Videos, many of them! Lab portion was entertaining.
Final exam format: 70 multiple choice questions.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: Content, quizzes and Labs did prepare me for the final exam.
Time taken on course: About 2 weeks; 2-3h/day
Familiarity with subject before course: limited; let's say I was familiar with about 10% to 15% of the course content
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: My end score was 83%. Scoring as high as possible on quizzes and Lab was in my case a must (and it should be for everyone!) as I am not exactly a "science" person. My not-so-great English also makes it harder when terminology or some scientific words which look so similar. I thoroughly enjoyed the Lab portion. It felt like a video game, there is no time pressure or anything to make me anxious. I took my time doing the labs so I can learn more of the content. While it may be only a personal preference, I believe the Lab is a good way to learn. The Lab exercises follow the course content. While you can take any lab exercise with no order, I believe it is much easier to do the Lab after the corresponding course module as it helps you re-learn what you already learned in the course content. My advice is not to rush this course. Try to enjoy the class as you learn with taking a "module-lab-module-lab-module-lab..." pattern. While it may feel like a lengthy course, it is not a hard one. At times I was even telling myself "I wish there were more labs ...".
1-10 Difficulty level: 4.
Course: Biology 101L: Intro to Biology with Lab
Course content: Videos, many of them! Lab portion was entertaining.
Final exam format: 70 multiple choice questions.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: Content, quizzes and Labs did prepare me for the final exam.
Time taken on course: About 2 weeks; 2-3h/day
Familiarity with subject before course: limited; let's say I was familiar with about 10% to 15% of the course content
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: My end score was 83%. Scoring as high as possible on quizzes and Lab was in my case a must (and it should be for everyone!) as I am not exactly a "science" person. My not-so-great English also makes it harder when terminology or some scientific words which look so similar. I thoroughly enjoyed the Lab portion. It felt like a video game, there is no time pressure or anything to make me anxious. I took my time doing the labs so I can learn more of the content. While it may be only a personal preference, I believe the Lab is a good way to learn. The Lab exercises follow the course content. While you can take any lab exercise with no order, I believe it is much easier to do the Lab after the corresponding course module as it helps you re-learn what you already learned in the course content. My advice is not to rush this course. Try to enjoy the class as you learn with taking a "module-lab-module-lab-module-lab..." pattern. While it may feel like a lengthy course, it is not a hard one. At times I was even telling myself "I wish there were more labs ...".
1-10 Difficulty level: 4.
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