Most integrated-course participants reported the format maximized learning time, inspired interest, enhanced understanding of key concepts, and allotted theory-practice time appropriately¶

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q1 i? In the feedback survey, 87.1% of participants said the integrated course enhanced their understanding of key concepts, 75.4% said it inspired interest, 72.3% said time allotment was appropriate, and 61.5% said it maximized learning time. → Lu et al. 2016

Evidence¶

Lu et al. 2016¶

Xiaoye Lu, Xin Cheng, Ke Li, Kenneth Ka Ho Lee & Xuesong Yang. (2016). Integration of Histology Lectures and Practical Teaching in China. International Journal of Higher Education, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v5n4p157

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Online questionnaire (Sojump) of all 24 integrated-course participants; descriptive percentages only, no inferential test. The article also reports 75.4% agreement on interest, 72.3% on time allotment, and 61.5% on maximizing learning time.

"The vast majority of participants ( 87.1%) think that the format of the integrated course enhanced their understanding of the key concepts in histology as oppose to traditional didactic teaching"

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