PhysioArt: A Teaching Tool to Motivate Students to Learn Physiology

Autor/inn/en	Flôr, Atalia Ferreira Lima; Fernandes Costa, Francineide; Lima Garcia, João Marcos; Braga, Valdir A.; Cruz, Josiane Campos
Titel	PhysioArt: A Teaching Tool to Motivate Students to Learn Physiology
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 44 (2020) 4, S.564-569 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cruz, Josiane Campos)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
DOI	10.1152/advan.00025.2020
Schlagwörter	Physiology; Art Activities; Teaching Methods; Student Motivation; Learner Engagement; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiologie; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulische Motivation; Ausland; Brasilien
Abstract	Learning physiology is challenging for students. The nature of the discipline, which includes many complex mechanisms, makes the subject complicated. Furthermore, the length of the textbooks and the usual multiple-choice tests, which prioritize memorizing instead of understanding, tend to discourage the students. Therefore, different pedagogical strategies have been adopted to motivate and facilitate the learning of physiology. In this sense, many pedagogical strategies have been using art as a tool to motivate and induce students to self-learn. Besides, art as a pedagogical tool has also been shown to be important in developing self-assurance, self-pride, as well as the development of critical-thinking skills in the students. Here, we incorporate a new practice of self-directed teaching and learning, which involves artwork interpretation in a physiological context. This extra-classroom activity integrating art and physiology (The PhysioArt Project) improved students' engagement, increasing their interest in the discipline by providing a more creative, pleasurable, and enthusiastic atmosphere for enjoying and learning physiology, which also has contributed to the development of creativity, critical thinking, and students' self-assurance. Interestingly, the benefits elicited by The PhysioArt Project activities have also helped us to enhance the student-professor relationship, inducing a more humanized education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01