Students' Perception of Animal or Virtual Laboratory in Physiology Practical Classes in PBL Medical Hybrid Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Durand, Marina de Toledo; Restini, Carolina Baraldi Araujo; Wolff, Amora C. D.; Faria, Milton, Jr.; Couto, Lucélio Bernardes; Bestetti, Reinaldo Bulgarelli
Titel	Students' Perception of Animal or Virtual Laboratory in Physiology Practical Classes in PBL Medical Hybrid Curriculum
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 43 (2019) 4, S.451-457 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Durand, Marina de Toledo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
DOI	10.1152/advan.00005.2019
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Animals; Science Laboratories; Computer Simulation; Science Education; Problem Based Learning; Physiology; Medical Students; Student Attitudes; Instructional Effectiveness; Video Technology; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Physiologie; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Brasilien
Abstract	Over the years, much criticism against animal use for physiology teaching has been made. Hence, replacement by suitable alternatives has increased in several pedagogical approaches. This study examined students' perceptions of animal versus virtual (video/computer) laboratory classes in physiological sciences associated with the effectiveness of the problem-based learning (PBL) hybrid curriculum. Three cohorts of medical students from the University of Ribeirão Preto, who participated in animal or virtual physiology classes or both, were asked to fill out a 5-point Likert questionnaire about knowledge acquisition/motivation, importance to PBL learning goals, skills acquired, need for animal use, academic formation, learning impairment, and alternative methods. We also assessed their grades in the final exam. A total of 350 students were included, in which 108 participated only in virtual classes, 120 only in practical animal laboratory classes, and 122 in both approaches. The majority agreed that the two methods improved their knowledge acquisition/motivation and helped to reinforce tutorial goals and to acquire skills. However, the cohort who experienced both approaches favored animal laboratory. Students believe animal use is needed and did not impair their learning. Conversely, their opinion about academic formation without animal laboratory classes was divided, as was whether this approach inspired them to seek alternative methods. Despite the different perceptions, there was no difference among the groups' final grades (7.3 ± 1 vs. 7.2 ± 1 vs. 7.2 ± 2 for virtual or practical animal laboratory classes or both, respectively). Therefore, virtual activities are not as effective as animal use in the opinions of the students, but they are successful strategies in physiology learning that can be used in practical classes in a hybrid PBL curriculum. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01