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Evaluating the effectiveness of the “flipped” or “blended” Physiology classroom for JAMP students
Author(s) -
Lee Osborne David,
Janssen Herbert F
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.740.11
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , presentation (obstetrics) , mathematics education , flipped classroom , blended learning , test (biology) , psychology , medical education , computer science , multimedia , medicine , educational technology , ecology , biology , artificial intelligence , radiology
“Flipping” a classroom is accomplished when students are provided with information before class and face time is used to develop conceptual learning. The pre‐class assignments often use recorded lectures or “voice over” PowerPoint presentations to emphasize cognitive information normally found in the lower strata of Bloom's taxonomy. During class, students are expected to use this basic information to develop a more in‐depth understanding of the material through deliberate practice. The current study developed an assessment tool that could be used to evaluate the success of the flipped classroom. Three topic areas were chosen as part of a summer preparation course for Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) students. Material was presented related to the Physiology of body fluids, respiration and bone. For each topic, lecture, discussion and laboratory sessions were designed. The order of the three types of classroom activities was varied by order of presentation. Students were given the first test before any class activity was performed and averaged 5.61/12 questions correct. Exposure of students to lecture or discussion yielded a 49% increase in question success. However, exposure to laboratory based exercise yielded only a 6 % increase in question success. Results suggest that such an assessment procedure promoted learning and was well received by the students.