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Promoting Student Engagement and Academic Achievement in First-Year Anatomy and Physiology Courses
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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
Birds of a Feather Flock Together: The Importance of Seating Location with Active Learning in the Professional Classroom
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Miller, Cynthia J.; Metz, Michael J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
Ask any professor to describe a "first-row student," and you will likely hear a description of an engaged learner who pays attention during class, takes notes, and asks questions. A research study from the 1980s has indicated that undergraduate students sitting in the front and center of the classroom score higher than other students.…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs
Preparing Students to Participate in an Active Learning Environment.
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Modell, Harold I. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1996
Describes four exercises designed to help students form appropriate course expectations, recognize the need for seeking clarification when communicating, recognize the role of personal experience in building mental models, and become familiar with study aids for building formal models. Directs students' attention to a number of issues that impact…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Higher Education