Disparities in Prerequisites between Anatomy and Physiology for Health Majors and Physiology for Biology Majors

Autor/in	Tran, Mark V.
Titel	Disparities in Prerequisites between Anatomy and Physiology for Health Majors and Physiology for Biology Majors
Quelle	In: HAPS Educator, 26 (2022) 3, S.5-11 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2473-3792
Schlagwörter	Physiology; Science Education; Anatomy; Majors (Students); Biology; Chemistry; Allied Health Occupations Education; Prerequisites; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiologie; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Anatomie; Biologie; Chemie; Voraussetzung; Collegestudent
Abstract	Learning physiology requires students to apply physical and chemical principles to the study of biological systems. Unfortunately, many undergraduate anatomy and physiology (A&P) students are unprepared for this due to a lack of prerequisite knowledge in physics and chemistry. This lack of prerequisite knowledge of chemistry and physics makes learning physiology especially difficult and may contribute to the high failure rates among A&P courses nationwide. However, undergraduate physiology courses catering to biology majors often require more stringent chemistry and physics prerequisites that help prepare students to learn physiology. This study compared prerequisite requirements in chemistry and physics between A&P classes for health-related majors and physiology classes for biology majors across numerous four-year institutions and found striking differences in prerequisite preparation between the two groups. 62% of physiology courses for biology majors required a chemistry prerequisite while only 18% of A&P classes for health-related majors had the same requirement. As a result, students entering physiology courses for biology majors may have a better foundation upon which to learn physiology than students entering A&P for health-related majors. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. PO Box 2945, LeGrange, GA 30421. e-mail: editor@hapsconnect.org; Web site: https://www.hapsweb.org/page/hapsed_home
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01