Students responded favorably to the modified labs, with 76.5% preferring technology-based labs and 60.3% reporting increased interest¶

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q3 i? In anonymous post-lab surveys, 76.5% of students preferred labs using technology, 60.3% reported increased interest in respiratory physiology, and more than 75% responded favorably on most understanding and experience items. → Wolf et al. 2015

Evidence¶

Wolf et al. 2015¶

Alex M. Wolf, Carlos Liachovitzky & Abass S. Abdullahi. (2015). Active Learning Improves Student Performance in a Respiratory Physiology Lab. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 4(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jct.v4n1p19

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Anonymous modified SALG post-lab survey; 68 of 73 test-section students (90.6%) responded voluntarily. "60.3% responded that the exercises increased their interest" and "76.5% responded favorably" on preferring technology-based labs; more than 75% responded favorably on most concept-understanding items.

"60.3% responded that the exercises increased their interest in respiratory physiology. Finally, on a summative evaluation, whether students preferred labs that use the technology versus those that do not, 76.5% responded favorably."

Discussion¶

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