How Accurate Are Our Assumptions about Our Students' Background Knowledge?.

Rovick, Allen A.; Michael, Joel A.; Modell, Harold I.; Bruce, David S.; Horwitz, Barbara; Adamson, Thomas; Richardson, Daniel R.; Silverthorn, Dee U.; Whitescarver, Shirley A.

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ERIC Number: EJ593928

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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How Accurate Are Our Assumptions about Our Students' Background Knowledge?

Rovick, Allen A.; Michael, Joel A.; Modell, Harold I.; Bruce, David S.; Horwitz, Barbara; Adamson, Thomas; Richardson, Daniel R.; Silverthorn, Dee U.; Whitescarver, Shirley A.

Advances in Physiology Education, v21 n1 pS93-S101 Jun 1999

Describes a study of the background knowledge of students in respiratory physiology courses. Finds that instructors tended to both overestimate and underestimate students' knowledge by large margins on individual questions. (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Medical Education, Physiology, Prerequisites, Prior Learning, Science Education, Student Characteristics, Student Placement, Teacher Expectations of Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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