A spirometry-based active learning lab improved community college students' performance on respiratory volumes questions relative to control sections¶

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q3 i? Test sections scored significantly higher than control sections on midterm questions about measurement and identification of respiratory volumes (77.9% vs 69.5%, p<0.05). → 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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Quasi-experimental comparison of four test sections (n=73) and four control sections (n=76) in a second-semester Anatomy & Physiology course over six semesters, measured on midterm exam questions. Test sections scored "77.9±9.2%" versus "69.5±9.7%" on respiratory volumes questions, p<0.05; no effect size was printed.

"However, on questions relating to the measurement and identification of respiratory volumes (Test: 77.9±9.2%, Control: 69.5±9.7%, p<0.05) and on the hallmarks of restrictive and obstructive diseases (Test: 77.5±12.7%, Control: 57.2±12.2%, p<0.005), the test sections performed significantly better than the control sections."

Discussion¶

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