Active Learning in Neuroscience: A Manipulative to Simulate Visual Field Defects

Autor/inn/en	Li, Andrew Yue-Lin; Carvalho, Helena
Titel	Active Learning in Neuroscience: A Manipulative to Simulate Visual Field Defects
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 40 (2016) 4, S.462-464 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
DOI	10.1152/advan.00071.2016
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Neurosciences; Manipulative Materials; Simulation; Visual Impairments; Medical Education; Medical Students; Teaching Methods; Clinical Experience; Workshops; Undergraduate Students; Modeling (Psychology); Physiology; Pathology; Pretests Posttests; Scores; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Neuroscience; Neurowissenschaften; Neurowissenschaft; Hilfsmittel; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Medizinische Ausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Modeling; Modelling; Modellierung; Physiologie; Pathologie
Abstract	Prevalent in 20-57% of stroke patients, visual field defects have been shown to impact quality of life. Studies have shown increased risk of falling, ambulatory difficulties, impaired reading ability, and feelings of panic in crowded or unfamiliar places in patients with visual field defects. Rehabilitation, independence, and mental health may also be impacted. It is important for medical students to learn the science and clinical presentation behind vision loss. Unfortunately, many medical students today rate their neurology knowledge lower than that of other medical fields, and believe that the method of teaching neurology in medical schools can be improved. This tracking study follows first-year medical student learning through implementation of a visual field defects teaching tool incorporating elements of active learning, fun in learning, and application of knowledge to clinical situations. Students used masks with attachable cutouts to simulate visual field defects on themselves and their classmates. The simulation was paired with an interactive workshop and clinical application to reinforce concepts. The authors hypothesized that modeling defects using the mask will improve student knowledge and confidence of visual field pathophysiology and clinical presentation. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01