Too often, we hear students tell us that they have studied for hours and hours only to discover that they did not study the right stuff for the test. While this may be just an excuse to some, it can be a very real problem to some students who just cannot pick out what are the important concepts to know. A number of years ago, I was introduced to “Curricular Dissaggregation” as a means of helping students see the bigger picture. By providing appropriate questions together with some major topics, students can feel comfortable knowing what they need to know. Effectively, a framework for study has been created. By initially assisting students to develop these frameworks, you are helping these students develop the study skills which they can use for the rest of their educational careers.

Additionally by disaggregating the curriculum, it will provide you with an extensive topic list. This will help you present and/or review the topics in a logical manner ensuring that the students can see where you are going with the concepts. In the download section, you can select a file which is a curricular disaggregation of molecular genetics and genomics. While this is by no means a prescription on how to teach or what to teach, I hope that it provides you with a model for curricular disaggregation that will be of assistance. If you have additional comments or suggestions for improvement, by all means use the comment section to respond to this topic.