The second Conceptual Assessment in the Biological Sciences workshop.

abstract：:Historically, attendance has been a marker of academic performance, but the current medical education literature has had mixed results. In addition, attendance is dropping in the preclinical curricula, whereas, at the same time, the focus on United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 performance is increasing....

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kauffman CA,Derazin M,Asmar A,Kibble JD

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formative assessments can enhance and enrich student learning. Typically, these have been used to provide feedback against end-of-course standards and prepare students for summative assessments of performance or measurement of competence. Here, we present the case for using assessments for learning to encompass a wide...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kulasegaram K,Rangachari PK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, The American Physiological Society initiated The Living History of Physiology Project to recognize senior members who have made extraordinary contributions during their career to the advancement of the discipline and profession of physiology. Each physiologist will be interviewed for archival purposes, and th...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Dantzler WH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Educational research has demonstrated that the use of concrete objects or manipulatives in the classroom enhances problem-solving skills and conceptual learning. This project examines the use of manipulatives in a neurophysiology curriculum and assesses their effectiveness on student comprehension. Three activities, b...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Krontiris-Litowitz J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine whether a significant relationship exists between a student's college (Allied Health, Arts and Science, Education, and Graduate School) and achievement in an advanced-level course in human physiology (PGY 412G). The mean percentage of correct answers on four multiple-choic...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Zolman JF,Ott CE

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many human anatomy courses are taught using cat dissection. Alternatives are available, but information regarding learning outcomes is incomplete. In 2003, approximately 120 undergraduates enrolled in a human anatomy course were assigned to one of two treatment groups. In the control group, students performed cat diss...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Waters JR,Van Meter P,Perrotti W,Drogo S,Cyr RJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:February 11th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To mark this day, research centers and universities were invited by the Spanish Neuroscience Association to organize a symposium. Twenty-five centers in Spain participated in the event, with the intent of giving visibility to the existing problem of...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Mello-Carpes PB,Lloret A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate particular psychosocial predictors of obesity bias in prehealth professionals, which include the internalization of athletic and general body ideals, perceived media pressure and information, and achievement goal orientations. Exercise science undergraduate students ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Langdon J,Rukavina P,Greenleaf C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Physiology of Pramukhswami Medical College at Anand, Gujarat, India, started using problem-based learning in a modified way along with didactic lectures to improve students' understanding and motivate them toward self-directed study. After the didactic lectures were taken for a particular system, cle...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Ghosh S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "conventional wisdom" is that grades are related to class attendance, i.e., students who attend classes more frequently obtain better grades and class attendance dramatically contributes to enhanced learning. However, the influence of sex (female vs. male) on this relationship is understudied. Furthermore, there h...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Cortright RN,Lujan HL,Cox JH,DiCarlo SE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiology course in our department consists of lectures, laboratory sessions, and tutorials, all of which are teacher centered, as well as student-led seminars. The overall aim of this project was to investigate student perceptions of the value of varying academic activities on their learning of physiology. A fac...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kaddam L,Elnimeiri MK

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuromodulator serotonin is an important regulator of aggressive behavior in vertebrates. Experimentally increasing synaptic levels of serotonin with fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, has been shown to reliably decrease the expression of aggressive behavior. Here, we describe a method by which ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Lynn SE,Egar JM,Walker BG,Sperry TS,Ramenofsky M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teachers of physiology at all postsecondary levels were asked to participate in a survey about the possible sources of students' difficulty in learning physiology. Sixty-three physiology teachers responded to the 18-question survey; 35 of the respondents also responded to a request for written comments about this issu...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Michael J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at the implementation of a continuous assessment model in physiology for a large-enrollment classroom with 250 students. The readiness assurance process (RAP) and immediate feedback elements from team-based learning (TBL) methodology were adopted to test their ability to guide students to solve app...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Nayak KR,Punja D,Suryavanshi C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case study about carbon monoxide poisoning was used help students gain a greater understanding of the physiology of oxygen transport by the blood. A review of student answers to the case questions showed that students can use the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve to make meaningful determinations of oxygen uptake...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Cliff WH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the heart and lungs are confined within the thoracic cavity, understanding their interactions is integral for studying each system. Such interactions include changes in external constraint to the heart, blood volume redistribution (venous return), direct ventricular interaction (DVI), and left ventricular (LV)...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Verhoeff K,Mitchell JR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 1, 2011. This article reviews its history, evolution, and transition of its research programs as well as its scientific and military accomplishments, emphasizing the past 25 yr. During the 1990s, USARI...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Pandolf KB,Francesconi R,Sawka MN,Cymerman A,Hoyt RW,Young AJ,Zambraski EJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Student self-assessment using computer-based quizzes has been shown to increase subject memory and engagement. Some types of self-assessment quizzes can be associated with a dilemma between 1) medical students who want the self-assessment quiz to be clearly related to upcoming summative assessments or curated by the e...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Witchel HJ,Guppy JH,Smith CF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigative laboratory exercise uses the different relations between ambient temperature and metabolic rate in endotherms and ectotherms as a core concept to answer the following question: What thermoregulatory mode is employed by chicken embryos? Emphasis is placed on the physiological concepts that can be tau...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Hiebert SM,Noveral J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fact that humans possess fast- and slow-twitch muscle in the ratio of ∼50% has profound implications for designing exercise training strategies for power and endurance activities. With the growth of exercise and sport science courses, we have seen the need to develop an undergraduate student laboratory that demons...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Head SI,Arber MB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Students are relying on technology for learning more than ever, and educators need to adapt to facilitate student learning. High-fidelity patient simulators (HFPS) are usually reserved for the clinical years of medical education and are geared to improve clinical decision skills, teamwork, and patient safety. Finding ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Harris DM,Ryan K,Rabuck C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While there are several tools to study learning styles of students, the visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic (VARK) questionnaire is a simple, freely available, easy to administer tool that encourages students to describe their behavior in a manner they can identify with and accept. The aim is to understand the preferr...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Urval RP,Kamath A,Ullal S,Shenoy AK,Shenoy N,Udupa LA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both estrogen and testosterone are present in males and females. Both hormones contribute to the well being of skeletal muscle and bone in men and women, and there is evidence that the loss of sex hormones is associated with the age-related decline in bone and skeletal muscle mass. Hormonal supplementation of older ad...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Brown M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractal physiology demonstrated growing interest over the last decades among physiologists, neuroscientists, and clinicians. Many physiological systems coordinate themselves for reducing variability and maintain a steady state. When recorded over time, the output signal exhibits small fluctuations around a stable valu...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Arsac LM,Deschodt-Arsac V

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During underwater submersion, the body responds by conserving O2 and prioritizing blood flow to the brain and heart. These physiological adjustments, which involve the nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems, are known as the diving response and provide an ideal example of integrative physiology. The diving r...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Choate JK,Denton KM,Evans RG,Hodgson Y

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review quizzes can provide students with feedback and assist in the preparation for in-class tests, but students often do not voluntarily use self-testing resources. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate if taking a mandatory online review quiz alters performance on subsequent in-class tests. During two sem...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Brown GA,Bice MR,Shaw BS,Shaw I

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monotony of conventional didactic lectures makes students less attentive toward learning, and they tend to memorize isolated facts without understanding, just for the sake of passing exams. Therefore, to promote a habit of gaining indepth knowledge of basic sciences in medical undergraduates along with honing of t...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Mehta B,Bhandari B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undergraduate education should help students build a deep, conceptual understanding of their discipline, not merely compel them to acquire factual knowledge. The core concepts for physiology (described in 2011), conceptual frameworks, and conceptual assessments are available to focus undergraduate physiology education...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： McFarland JL,Michael JA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teachers often overrate the importance of their content and underrate their influence. However, students forget much of the content that they memorize. Thus, attempts to teach students all that they will need to know is futile. Rather, it is important that students develop an interest and love for lifelong learning. I...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： DiCarlo SE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this laboratory exercise is to model the changes in preload, afterload, and contractility on a simulated pressure-volume loop and to correlate those findings with common measurements of clinical cardiovascular physiology. Once students have modeled these changes on a healthy heart, the students are aske...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Leisman S,Burkhoff D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00