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John Arthur; Waleed Aldadah; Meghan Bernier; Andrew Ko; Jennifer F. Dennis – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2025
Reflection exercises have been used within anatomy education to evaluate empathy, humanism, and professionalism. A typical reflection exercise consists of directed prompts to guide the student's reflection as it relates to the experience and/or research question. The aim of this study was to utilize reflections through an open-ended format to…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, Reflection, Learning Activities
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Arthur, Peter G.; Zareie, Reza; Kirkwood, Paul; Ludwig, Martha; Attwood, Paul V. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2018
Assessment is a central component of course curriculums and is used to certify student learning, but it can also be used as a tool to improve teaching and learning. Many laboratory courses are structured such that there is only a grade for a particular laboratory, which limits the insights that can be gained in student learning. We developed a…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Grades (Scholastic), Science Laboratories, Laboratory Training
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Walkup, John R.; Key, Roger A.; Talbot, Patrick R. M. – Physics Education, 2019
A lab activity for teaching physics students the fundamentals of statistical analysis during the first few weeks of instruction is described. This activity involves students timing a pulse of light generated by an Arduino device of fixed duration with individual timers (e.g. stopwatch, iPhone timer). To select the most precise timing methods and…
Descriptors: Physics, Introductory Courses, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
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Williams, Deborah H.; Shipley, Gerhard P. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
Background: Native Americans are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We investigated whether having to violate cultural taboos might be a factor in the decisions of some Native Americans not to pursue STEM degrees. Many STEM faculty likely know very little about Native Americans' historical experiences…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, American Indian Culture, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation
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Doss, William; Frost, Keith; Rayfield, John – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2020
Due to the lack of qualified agricultural education teachers needed to fill yearly vacancies on the secondary school level, educators at Texas Tech University conducted a longitudinal study concerning how student teachers spend their time during their student teaching experience in an attempt to identify if this time spent has an impact on the…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Career Choice, Student Teaching, Agricultural Education
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Larkin, Theresa A.; McAndrew, Darryl J. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2013
Changes in medical education have affected both curriculum design and delivery. Many medical schools now use integrated curricula and a systemic approach, with reduced hours of anatomy teaching. While learning anatomy via dissection is invaluable in educational, professional, and personal development, it is time intensive and supports a regional…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Medical Education, Laboratory Procedures, Student Participation
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Kinczkowski, Linda; Cardon, Phillip; Speelman, Pamela – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2015
This paper provides examples of Aid-to-Thought uses in urban decision making, classroom laboratory planning, and in a ship antiaircraft defense system. Aid-to-Thought modeling and simulations are tools students can use effectively in a STEM classroom while meeting Standards for Technological Literacy Benchmarks O and R. These projects prepare…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Benchmarking, Computer Simulation, Computer Graphics
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DeMeo, Stephen – Journal of Chemical Education, 2007
Forty-eight new secondary science teachers participated in a study that required a listing, discussion, and application of criteria to rank three chemistry laboratory procedures. The three similar lab procedures involved synthesis of a compound from its elements. The top criteria noted by teachers focused on procedural issues (i.e., timeliness,…
Descriptors: Laboratory Procedures, Criteria, Science Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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McIsaac, Donald N.; Wanless, Dennis – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1985
Discusses the characteristics and development of a computer simulation laboratory for educational administration research at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and reviews an experimental study performed at the laboratory on stress in decision-making. Explores how simulations provide researchers access to experimental conditions unavailable…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Educational Research, Laboratory Experiments
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Zoller, Uri – Journal of Chemical Education, 1979
A description is given of a chemically-oriented curriculum on "Smoking and Cigarette Smoke" for science and nonscience oriented high school students. Laboratory activity is emphasized. (SA)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Health Education
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Marcus, Michael L.; Winters, Dixie L. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2004
Students from science, engineering, and technology programs should be able to work together as members of project teams to find solutions to technical problems. The exercise in this paper describes the methods actually used by a project team from a Biomedical Instrumentation Corporation in which scientists, technicians, and engineers from various…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Problem Solving
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Bader, James D.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1995
Comparison and analysis of the restorative treatment recommendations made by dentists and dental school students for 63 patients found about 85% agreement on treatment plans. It is observed that the results provide some basis on which to assess how well dental school treatments reflect mainstream practice. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Suits, J. P.; Lagowski, J. J. – 1982
A set of interactive, computer-simulated experiments was designed to respond to the large range of individual differences in aptitude and reasoning ability generally exhibited by students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry. These experiments give students direct experience in the type of decision making needed in an experimental setting.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Decision Making
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Yarnold, Paul R.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1994
A study of 36 first-year Northwestern University (Illinois) medical residents found that students' medical knowledge was a predictor of increased laboratory test use, that clinical judgment was a predictor of decreased laboratory use, and that level of caring was statistically unrelated to amount of laboratory use. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
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Benathen, Isaiah A. – American Biology Teacher, 1993
The purposes of this paper are (1) to demonstrate that medical microbiology laboratory exercises should be presented with a focus on medical applications, not just traditional microbiology and (2) that exercises devoted to differential diagnostic decision making can be used to enhance the problem solving of students. (PR)
Descriptors: Bacteria, Biology, College Science, Decision Making