Using Guided Inquiry and the Information Search Process to Develop Research Confidence among First Year Anatomy Students

Autor/inn/en	Bentley, Danielle Christine; Robinson, Andrea Cristina; Ruscitti, Robert Joseph
Titel	Using Guided Inquiry and the Information Search Process to Develop Research Confidence among First Year Anatomy Students
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 8 (2015) 6, S.564-573 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.1527
Schlagwörter	Anatomy; Allied Health Occupations; Inquiry; Active Learning; Teaching Methods; Information Literacy; College Freshmen; Student Projects; Program Development; Program Implementation; Program Evaluation; Evidence Based Practice; Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; Research Skills; Student Research; Search Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anatomie; Gesundheitsberuf; Aktives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Informationskompetenz; Studienanfänger; Schulprojekt; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Forschungsleistung; Studentenforschung; Suchstrategie
Abstract	With the growing volume of obtainable medical information and scientific literature, it is crucial that students in the field of allied health professions develop and refine the research skill set necessary to effectively find, retrieve, analyze, and use this information. This skill set can be effectively developed using student inquiry; an active learning process where students answer questions using research and data analysis. Therefore, with the pedagogical goal of developing information literacy among a cohort of allied health professional trainees, first year students studying human anatomy completed inquiry-based projects that were structured within the framework of the Information Search Process. This article thoroughly describes the conceptualization, creation, improvement, implementation, and assessment of the projects beginning with version one, the Student Inquiry Projects. Following a pilot of the Student Inquiry Projects various evidence-based improvements resulted in the final project version called the Inquiry Guided Learning Projects (IGLPs). A full assessment of the IGLPs revealed that students' self-perceived confidence improved for all tested research skills including: research question development, research question selection, exploration of peer-review literature, acquisition of resources, effective communication of results, and literature citation (all P?<?0.05). Furthermore, six months following project completion students retained improved confidence in research question development and effective communication of results, with 90% of students indicating the IGLPs were directly responsible for these improvements. By guiding students through the Information Search Process, the IGLPs successfully developed research confidence among allied health trainees. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01