Manuel João Costa; Eduardo Galembeck; Guilherme A. Marson; Bayardo B. Torres

“ In this regard, grouping students from biology and computer science backgrounds has been reported to be a rich exchange opportunity to sum up complementary competencies in bioinformatics classes [23] . A CAI class in which all the students follow the rhythm of the instructor could be a lecture in disguise.
6. Define Milestones and Coach Students through Them
Providing the appropriate guidance becomes critical when CAI is used with complex problems [24] . Students should not be too lost, nor should they be guided to the extent that they become mentally inactive. ”

“ For example, we have observed that there may be a number of students who do not pay too much attention to an activity that is simply recommended and never checked explicitly. In our experience, defining beforehand the evidence that will be asked for from every student and requesting that evidence in a timely manner can put students back on a good track. ”

“ Also, activities have been reported in which CAI is contextualized by problems that require the of mastering CBB [8] . Explicit statements on CAI should be included in the complete list of instructional objectives, and should be carefully defined in terms of both the content and the skills to be addressed [9] . The use of software should take into consideration student computational and visual skills so that they can make the most of CAI sessions.
2. Do Not Overuse CAI
CAI is the first option, if the goal is developing students' IT skills or other skills difficult to attain in the real world. ”

“ For example, software that simulate chromatography will always be precious learning tools, but students who are taking an advanced course on biochemistry might need to go through real laboratory classes. ”

“ Transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists, National Academies Press ↑ Subject benchmark statements—Biosciences. Gloucester (United Kingdom) : Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in the UK., Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in the UK, . ”