Table 1.

Lesson Plan Steps based on Gagnes’s Instructional Model Blended with Peyton’s Approach

Step	Key event (allocated time)	Major happenings
1	Gaining attention (10 min)	Instructor attracts the attention of the students using suitable audio and visual stimuli Instructor encourages cooperative argumentative dialogue using thought-provoking questions
2	Informing learner of the objective (15 min)	Instructor presents the learning objectives for the session on Bioinformatics analysis Upon completion of this session you should be able to: Compare gene sequences Design a strategy to translate a nucleotide sequence into its corresponding amino acid sequence Translate the effect of a genetic mutation for different protein structure levels
3	Stimulate recall of prior learning (20 min)	Students participate in an in silico session in which they review different bioinformatics strategies and tools to identifying aberrant genes and single nucleotide polymorphisms
4	Present content material (40 min)	Instructor presents a scenario (refer to text) at the conclusion of which questions are asked as to which bioinformatics technique needed to be applied. Students attempt to individually answer the questions The instructor then demonstrates the individual steps in a bioinformatics analysis (using the presented scenario)
5	Providing learning guidance (10 min)	Instructor elaborates on the rationale of the steps Specific dos and don’ts are also addressed Queries stemming from the discussion of the steps with the students are also addressed by the instructor
6	Eliciting performance (40 min)	Students perform a self-assessment exercise (refer to text)
7	Provide informative feedback (25 min)	Pendleton’s feedback model is used to provide feedback for which both instructors and students appraise the activity
8	Assessing performance (50 min)	Students compare the obtained bioinformatics analysis results with the model answer uploaded on the learning management system Any ensuing questions and queries are addressed by the instructor
9	Enhance retention and transfer (30 min)	The individual lesson plan steps and the model answer are discussed side by side using both the instructor presented scenario and the self-assessment exercise Any ensuing question either from the activity or in relation to the concepts disseminated are addressed and the session is concluded