The effect of protein synthesis game in the class on the students' understanding of protein synthesis subject

Protein synthesis is a difficult subject to be learned by students. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the activity of protein synthesis game in the class, on the students' understanding protein synthesis subject with this activity. It was applied in Balikesir University Necatibey Education Faculty with 59 students at Science Teaching department. The students' level of understanding the subject of protein synthesis were defined with "Understanding Protein Synthesis Test" including 10 questions. The data obtained were analyzed on SPSS 17.0. According to the results of analysis, in experiment groups there is a meaningful difference between the pre-test and post-test achievement scores which are positive for post-test and it appeared that there is a meaningful difference between experiment groups and control groups which are positive for experiment group. In conclusion, it has been defiend that the activity of protein synthesis is very effective on teaching. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.