The Development and Evaluation of an Adaptable Computer Aided
Instruction(CAI) Program for Acquiring Problem Solving Skills in
Biochemistry on the WWW: The "BioChem Thinker"
BioChem Thinker is a CAI program that was
developed to enhance problem solving skills and
ability to integrate knowledge in biochemistry
for medical and dental students. The program
runs on a WWW browser. BioChem Thinker is
adaptable, it enables the teacher to create a
new problem solving assignment, or edit
existing assignments without in-depth
knowledge of computer programming. This
provides teachers with greater independence and
flexibility so as to be able to adapt the program
to their own course requirements. The program
was implemented and evaluated in the r year
biochemistry course of The Hebrew UniversityHadassah
Medical School. The tool used to
develop Biochem Thinker can be utilized to
develop similar CAI in other biomedical areas.