Does sex (female versus male) influence the impact of class attendance on examination performance?

abstract：:We have used a brief analysis of transport via cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulators (CFTRs) in various organ systems to highlight the importance of basic membrane transport processes across epithelial cells for first-year medical students in physiology. Because CFTRs are involved in transport both...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Goodman BE,Percy WH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National License Examination step 1 (NLE1), which tests basic medical sciences knowledge in Thailand, is considered to be tough and stressful for medical students due to the large amount of content. This study aimed to determine factors influencing the NLE1 score (NLE1S). The NLE1S, academic achievement, and class...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Lertwilaiwittaya P,Sitticharoon C,Maikaew P,Keadkraichaiwat I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most scientists acquire their training in manuscript review not through instruction but by actually doing it. Formal training in manuscript analysis is rarely, if ever, provided. Editors usually choose reviewers because of expertise in a given subject area and availability. If an individual repeatedly submits bad revi...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Benos DJ,Kirk KL,Hall JE

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:This study aimed to develop, implement, and assess a distance module in endocrine physiology in TelEduc for undergraduate nursing students from a public university in Brazil, with a sample size of 44 students. Stage 1 consisted of the development of the module, through the process of creating a distance course by mean...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Rangel EM,Costa Mendes IA,Cárnio EC,Marchi Alves LM,de Godoy S,de Almeida Crispim J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Learning styles may be classified according to the sensory modality that one most prefers to use when internalizing information. The four major sensory modalities are visual, aural or auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between preferred learning style, ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Dobson JL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiology undergraduate degree programs operate in isolation relative to other biological science programs, with little to no understanding of how other institutions structure their course requirements and other degree requirements. The purpose of this report is to preliminarily describe the collective curriculum of ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Wehrwein EA,VanRyn VS,Kelly K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiology demands systems thinking: reasoning within and between levels of biological organization and across different organ systems. Many physiological mechanisms explain how structures and their properties interact at one level of organization to produce emergent functions at a higher level of organization. Curren...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Lira ME,Gardner SM

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Skinfold assessment is valid and economical; however, it has a steep learning curve, and many programs only include one exposure to the technique. Increasing the number of exposures to skinfold assessment within an undergraduate curriculum would likely increase skill proficiency. The present study combined observation...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Holmstrup ME,Verba SD,Lynn JS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute stress responses are known to include increases in heart rate and blood pressure, as well as increases in the number of circulating immune cells, all of which are governed by the autonomic nervous system. This laboratory practical measures cardiovascular and circulating immune cell responses to a passive (cold p...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Edwards KM,Morris NB

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the following multiple-choice question after a series of lectures in cardiovascular physiology in the first year of an undergraduate medical curriculum (n = 66) to assess whether students had understood the neural regulation of cardiovascular function. In health, neural cardiovascular mechanisms are geared tow...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Prakash ES,Madanmohan,Pal GK

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimizing the usability of e-learning materials is necessary to maximize their potential educational impact, but this is often neglected when time and other resources are limited, leading to the release of materials that cannot deliver the desired learning outcomes. As clinician-teachers in a resource-constrained env...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Davids MR,Chikte UM,Halperin ML

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To systematically investigate whether the inclusion of a bioethical discussion improves the learning and retention of biological content, students in two sections of an introductory zoology class were taught the biology behind emergency contraception and RU-486. Students in one section of the course participated in a ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Bodensteiner KJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:In 1959, Brigadier General Donald Flickinger and Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace II suggested that it would be more practical from an engineering standpoint to send women rather than men into space due to their lower body weights and oxygen requirements. When the Air Force decided not to pursue this project, Dr. Lovelace ass...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Ryan KL,Loeppky JA,Kilgore DE Jr

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Process-oriented guided-inquiry learning (POGIL), a pedagogical technique initially developed for college chemistry courses, has been implemented for 2 yr in a freshman-level anatomy and physiology course at a small private college. The course is populated with students with backgrounds ranging from no previous colleg...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Brown PJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Bioscience is a foundational unit (subject) of undergraduate allied health degree programs, providing students the scientific basis underpinning their clinical practice. However, despite its significance, bioscience is a difficult academic hurdle for many students to master. The introduction of active learning strateg...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Sinnayah P,Rathner JA,Loton D,Klein R,Hartley P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiology education was well represented at the 2nd Pan American Congress of Physiological Sciences in Havana, Cuba, with two symposia, a workshop, and a poster session. ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Carroll RG,Halpin PA,Silverthorn DU

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flipped classroom has been shown to have positive outcomes in learning. However, relatively little has been reported on the implementation of it in dental education. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the flipped classroom on predoctoral dental students' learning. Two consecutive classes of de...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Xiao N,Thor,Zheng M,Baek J,Kim G

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal models have been widely used for studying the physiology and pharmacology of psychiatric and neurological diseases. The concepts of face, construct, and predictive validity are used as indicators to estimate the extent to which the animal model mimics the disease. Currently, we used these three concepts to desi...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Morsink MC,Dukers DF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Learning anatomy and physiology at university can be challenging, as students need to understand both the language of the discipline and complex topics, such as system integration. Yet learning strategies are rarely taught at university, making it difficult for students to adopt new strategies, if their approach to le...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Ainscough L,Leung R,Colthorpe K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical education reform is underway, but the optimal course for change has yet to be seen. While planning for the redesign of a renal physiology course at the Duke School of Medicine, the authors used a Q-sort survey to assess students' attitudes and learning preferences to inform curricular change. The authors invit...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Roberts JK,Hargett CW,Nagler A,Jakoi E,Lehrich RW

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:There has been growing evidence that flipped teaching (FT) can increase student engagement. Traditional lecture-based teaching (TT) method was compared with FT and FT combined with retrieval practice (FTR) in a 400-level Exercise Physiology course over eight semesters. In the FT format, lecture content was assigned fo...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Gopalan C,Fentem A,Rever AL

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:This article describes a new hands-on, or "kinesthetic," activity for use in a physiology lecture hall to help students comprehend an important concept in cardiopulmonary physiology known as oxygen carrying capacity. One impetus for designing this activity was to address the needs of students who have a preference for...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Breckler J,Yu JR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most educators have their greatest impact in the classroom, the increased need for diverse learning activities has created new opportunities for leadership. Moreover, many Tenure and Promotion Committees are finding that it is no longer sufficient to consider only lecture hours when evaluating a faculty membe...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Pressley TA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Item test analysis is an aid to identify items that need to be eliminated from an assessment. An automatic elimination procedure based on item statistics, therefore, could help to increase the quality of a test in an objective manner. This was investigated by studying the effect of a standardized elimination procedure...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Muntinga JH,Schuil HA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00