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Student feedback from independent study modules on prerequisite review and areas of misconception in physiology
Author(s) -
Laudadio Rachel E,
Wilson Thad E
Publication year - 2016
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.30.1_supplement.776.26
Subject(s) - comprehension , class (philosophy) , test (biology) , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , computer science , medicine , biology , artificial intelligence , paleontology , programming language
Physiological misconceptions impede student learning and progress, as these topics are subsequently difficult to change (Michaels, Adv Physiol Educ, 26:5–6, 2002). There are several well‐known areas in which students continue to hold physiological misconceptions at high incidence rates. Related are misconceptions about or inappropriate application of fundamental information from other disciplines such as physics needed for physiology concept formation. Thus, a high‐yield independent tutorial (HIT) approach (Laudadio, FASEB J, 29:541.35, 2015), which students review, apply, and self‐assess, may be able to address misconception areas without loss of valuable in‐class instructional time. Each HIT contains: mini‐lecture, examples, do‐it‐yourself exercises, and self‐assessment questions. HITs were produced in an effort to have useful, self‐contained modules that students at various levels of physiology training could use for review or concept clarification. To determine if this goal had been met and to refine the development of these tutorials, different student cohorts completed topic modules and surveys. Surveys were developed in Qualtrics and contained qualitative and quantitative questions related to demographic information, content delivery, and comprehension. Based on this study's student feedback, individual HITs will be refined. The HIT approach appears to have promise with respects to addressing areas of physiological misconception but additional studies are needed to further test the efficacy of these tutorials.