Mapping the Core Concepts of Physiology across Australian University Curricula

Autor/inn/en	Tangalakis, Kathy; Julien, Brianna L.; Lexis, Louise; Hryciw, Deanne H.; Thomas, Colleen J.; Husaric, Maja; Towstoless, Michelle; MacKinnon, Philip J.; Miao, Yuan; Hayes, Alan
Titel	Mapping the Core Concepts of Physiology across Australian University Curricula
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 47 (2023) 3, S.411-418 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tangalakis, Kathy) ORCID (Julien, Brianna L.) ORCID (Lexis, Louise) ORCID (Hryciw, Deanne H.) ORCID (Thomas, Colleen J.) ORCID (Husaric, Maja) ORCID (Hayes, Alan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
Schlagwörter	Concept Formation; Scientific Concepts; Physiology; Science Instruction; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Teaching Methods; Majors (Students); Computer Software; Computational Linguistics; Phrase Structure; Science Teachers; College Faculty; Information Retrieval; Educational Improvement; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Physiologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Phrasenstruktur; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Fakultät; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Australien
Abstract	Core concepts in physiology, designed by physiology educators to promote improved learning and teaching, have existed for over a decade. This study aimed to investigate the extent to which a set of 15 core concepts of physiology (developed by Michael and McFarland, U.S.-based educators) are reflected in the learning outcomes (LOs) of units (subjects) comprising physiology curricula in Australian universities. From publicly accessible online information, we identified 17 Australian universities that offered a physiology major for undergraduate degree students and downloaded 788 LOs from the 166 units that comprised the majors. Each LO was blindly mapped against the 15 core concepts by 8 physiology educators from 3 Australian universities. Additionally, text-matching software was employed to match keywords and phrases (identified as descriptors of the 15 core concepts) against the LOs. The frequency of individual words and two-word phrases for each core concept was calculated and ranked. There was variability in rating LOs for the same university among academic mappers; nevertheless, many of the 15 core concepts did not appear to be adequately covered in the LOs. Two core concepts most matched manually were in the top three most mapped by the software. These were, from most common, structure/function and interdependence. Our findings suggest a lack of alignment of LOs with the core concepts across Australian physiology curricula. This highlights the need for Australia-wide agreement on a set of core concepts in physiology as the first step in collaboratively improving assessment and learning and teaching practice in physiology. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01