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A Combination of Active Learning Strategies Improves Student Academic Outcomes in First-Year Paramedic Bioscience
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Advances in Physiology Education . Jun 2019 43(2):233-240. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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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 strategies, including small team-based guided-inquiry learning approaches, has been shown to significantly reduce this hurdle and improve assessment outcomes for the learner. Guided team-based activities can aid in this approach by also building broader skills and capabilities, like teamwork and communication, as well as subject-specific knowledge and skills, thereby positively influencing student assessment outcomes. This paper details the redesign and evaluation of two first-year Bioscience for Paramedics units with the introduction of guided-inquiry learning, as well as other active learning strategies, and assesses their impact on student performance. Results indicate that active learning used within a classroom and in the large lecture theater setting improved students' grades with positive student perception of their learning experience.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1043-4046
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Advances in Physiology Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1217770
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00199.2018