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Title: | Core concepts in physiology: teaching homeostasis through pattern recognition | Authors: | Chirillo, Michael Silverthorn, Dee U. Vujović, Predrag |
Keywords: | core concepts;homeostasis;interactive teaching;misconceptions;physiological reflexes | Issue Date: | 15-Aug-2021 | Rank: | M22 | Journal: | Advances in Physiology Education | Abstract: | Homeostasis is a core concept in systems physiology that future clinicians and biomedical professionals will apply in their careers. Despite this, many students struggle to transfer the principles governing homeostasis to concrete examples. Precourse assessments conducted on 72 undergraduate biology students enrolled in an introductory systems physiology course at the University of Belgrade during the February–May semester of 2021 revealed that students had a vague, fragmentary understanding of homeostasis and its related concepts that was often conflated with topics touched on during their previous coursework. We formalized and implemented an approach to teaching homeostasis that focused heavily on consistent reinforcement of physiological reflex patterns throughout the course. To that end, we employed a variety of activities aimed at getting students to view organ system integration holistically. After the semester, postcourse assessment demonstrated that students were better able to provide concrete examples of organ system contributions to homeostasis and were more adept at applying basic principles to novel physiological scenarios. Comparison of final grades with previous semesters revealed that students outperformed their peers who had taken the course previously. In this article, we summarize the findings of pre- and postcourse assessments, describe the general approach we took to teaching homeostasis as well as the specific techniques used in the classroom, and compare student performance with previous semesters. |
URI: | https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4510 | ISSN: | 1043-4046 1522-1229 |
DOI: | 10.1152/advan.00106.2021 |
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