The Use of the "Endocrine Circuit" as an Active Learning Methodology to Aid in the Understanding of the Human Endocrine System

Autor/inn/en	Zangerolamo, Lucas; Soares, Moreira; de Oliveira Rosa, Lucas Rodolfo; Santos, Karina Rodrigues; Bronczek, Gabriela Alves; Marconato-Júnior, Emílio; Carneiro, Everardo Magalhães; de Lima Barbosa-Sampaio, Helena Cristina
Titel	The Use of the "Endocrine Circuit" as an Active Learning Methodology to Aid in the Understanding of the Human Endocrine System
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 44 (2020) 2, S.124-130 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (de Lima Barbosa-Sampaio, Helena Cristina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
Schlagwörter	Physiology; Active Learning; Human Body; Science Activities; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Pretests Posttests; Instructional Effectiveness; Undergraduate Students; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiologie; Aktives Lernen; Menschlicher Körper; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Unterrichtserfolg; Brasilien
Abstract	The search for more efficient teaching methodologies is a great challenge for Brazilian educators, since most classes are still traditional (theoretical) and have little student involvement during the learning process. Active learning methodologies, where students play a central role in the learning process, are proving to be more effective and interesting when it comes to acquiring knowledge. Thus we decided to develop an innovative technique for teaching Human Endocrine Physiology, called "Endocrine Circuit." The circuit consisted of eight stations in which students were asked to organize a scheme with cards to answer a specific question about a gland or tissue with endocrine relevance. The effectiveness of the developed activity was validated through a pretest-posttest design, in which the students had to answer a 10-question test. We found out that, after the Endocrine Circuit application, students showed an improvement in the percentage of correct answers for 7 out of 10 questions contained in the questionnaire (P [less than or equal to] 0.05). In addition, the activity showed positive outcomes regarding student's engagement in this study, besides showing to be more efficient than the Brazilian traditional theoretical classes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01