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Kottmeyer, Alexa M.; Van Meter, Peggy; Cameron, Chelsea – Advances in Physiology Education, 2020
College biology courses commonly use diagrams to convey information. These visual representations are embedded in course materials with the expectation that students can comprehend and learn from them. Educational research, however, suggests that many students have difficulty understanding diagrams and the conventions (e.g., labels, arrows) they…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Comprehension, Undergraduate Students, College Science
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Reinke, Nicole B. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2019
Promoting student engagement and academic achievement in first-year anatomy and physiology courses. "Adv Physiol Educ" 43: 443-450, 2019; doi:10.1152/advan.00205.2018. Students from three undergraduate programs at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, studying combined first-year anatomy and physiology courses, showed different…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses, Anatomy
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Nybo, Lars; May, Michael – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of changing a laboratory physiology course for undergraduate students from a traditional step-by-step guided structure to an inquiry-based approach. With this aim in mind, quantitative and qualitative evaluations of learning outcomes (individual subject-specific tests and group interviews)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Undergraduate Students, Physiology