Enhancing biology education through CBM (cabang minda biologi) and digital media: a bilingual approach for improved student comprehension and engagement

The teaching and learning process of the subject of Biology is a difficult one since there are many concepts in Biology that are rather hard to explain to students due to their abstract nature. On this regard, the application of concept maps as well as the use of YouTube as a social media has been incorporated to improve both teaching and learning processes. Concept maps enable the presentation of the biological concepts and their inter relationships in a simple manner hence enhancing understanding and memorization among students. This is evident by the high views which has been received by these tools where videos alone have received 1,601,114 views and the total watch time stand at 241,325 hours. Moreover, the majority of users’ comments appearing in these videos are favourable, as both students and teachers noted that they enhance their learning of Biology concepts when these are presented in a visual manner. This implies that the integration of concept maps and YouTube has the potential of helping in addressing the challenges of teaching and learning of Biology.