Using exam reflections to augment learning.

abstract：:Many medical schools offer pre-professional programs to undergraduate students. The main purpose of the university pre-professional program (UPPP) is to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills required to successfully cope with the academic demands of further education provided by professional colleges....

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Memon I,Alkushi A,Shewar DE,Anjum I,Feroz Z

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Physiology teaching resources have advanced to include innovative pedagogical approaches that meet the learning expectations of the current generation of students, while at the same time ensuring content delivery is accurate and the use of technologies is appropriate. We developed a quick experimental assay protocol t...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Monteferrante GA,Cruz MM,Mogadouro G,Fantini VO,Castro PO,Halpin PA,Lellis-Santos C

更新日期：2018-09-01 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

abstract：:The new generations of physicians are, to a large extent, unaware of the complex philosophical and biological concepts that created the bases of modern medicine. Building on the Hellenistic tradition of the four humors and their qualities, Galen (AD 129 to c. 216) provided a persuasive scheme of the structure and func...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Neder JA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Team-based learning (TBL) is a teaching pedagogy for flipping the classroom that moves the focus of the classroom from the instructor conveying course concepts via lecture to the application of concepts by student teams. It has been used extensively in lecture courses; however, there is little evidence of its use in l...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Simonson SR

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：: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：: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：: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 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：:The relationship between pH, pKa, and degree of local anesthetic ionization is quantified by the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. As presented in standard textbooks, the effect of pH on the degree of ionization of any particular local anesthetic is not immediately clear due to the x-axis displaying pH - pKa, which requ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Pope RLE,Brown AM

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Classroom discussion of scientific articles can be an effective means of teaching scientific principles and methodology to both undergraduate and graduate science students. The availability of classic papers from the American Physiological Society Legacy Project has made it possible to access articles dating back to t...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Hanke CJ,Bauer-Dantoin AC

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Ballistocardiography is an old, noninvasive technique used to record the movements of the body synchronous with the heartbeat due to left ventricular pump activity. Despite the fact that this technique to measure cardiac output has been superseded by more advanced and precise techniques, it is useful for teaching card...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Eblen-Zajjur A

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:Twenty-one biology teachers from a variety of disciplines (genetics, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, etc.) met at the University of Colorado to begin discussions about approaches to assessing students' conceptual understanding of biology. We considered what is meant by a "concept" in biology, what the important bio...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Michael J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Didactic lectures are prevalent in physiology courses within veterinary medicine programs, but more active learning methods have also been utilized. Our goal was to identify the most appropriate learning method to augment the lecture component of our physiology course. We hypothesized that case-based learning would be...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： McFee RM,Cupp AS,Wood JR

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:We examined whether requiring an individual readiness assurance test (iRAT) before a team readiness assurance test (tRAT) would benefit students in becoming better problem solvers in physiology. It was tested in the form of tRAT scores, the time required to complete the tRAT assignment, and individual performance on t...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Gopalan C,Fox DJ,Gaebelein CJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a useful and powerful tool to study molecular interactions applied to nanomedicine. The aim of the present study was to implement a hands-on atomic AFM course for graduated biosciences and medical students. The course comprises two distinct practical sessions, where students get in tou...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Carvalho FA,Freitas T,Santos NC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00