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Martin-Piedra, Miguel A.; Saavedra-Casado, Salvador; Santisteban-Espejo, Antonio; Campos, Fernando; Chato-Astrain, Jesus; Garcia-Garcia, Oscar Dario; Sanchez-Porras, David; Luna del Castillo, Juan de Dios; Rodriguez, Ismael Angel; Campos, Antonio – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2023
Students' metacognitive skills and perceptions are considered important variables for high-quality learning. In this study, students' perceptions were used to identify histological threshold concepts (integrative, irreversible, transformative, and troublesome) in three health sciences curricula. A specific questionnaire was developed and validated…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Anatomy, Health Sciences, Student Attitudes
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2024
West Virginia's three state-funded medical schools enroll more medical students per capita than any other state in the country. Due to its large number of medical student slots, the state typically can offer all qualified West Virginians the opportunity to complete their medical education in the state. In the academic year of 2023-2024, 27 percent…
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Rural Areas, Medical Education, Debt (Financial)
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Brenda L. M. del Moral; Cinnamon L. VanPutte; Barbara A. McCracken – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Student engagement while learning a new, unfamiliar vocabulary is challenging in health science courses. A group role-play activity was created to teach students medical terminology and learn why its correct usage is important. This activity brought engagement and relevance to a topic traditionally taught through lecture and rote memorization and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, In Person Learning, Role Playing, Medicine
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Milena Kovacevic; Nevena Ivanovic; Ana Protic; Danijela Milenkovic; Zoran Mandinic; Dragana Puzovic; Miloš Bajcetic; Dušan Popadic; Jelena Parojcic; Andelija Malenovic – European Journal of Education, 2024
Digital transformation in education and relevant calls for action are recognised global priorities aimed to support education and training in the digital age. The experiences from the emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent research findings reveal relevant advantages, challenges, as well as different students and…
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, COVID-19
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Cynthia J. Metz; Michael J. Metz; Jeff C. Falcone – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Changes in the national examination structures have renewed interest in the development of test-taking strategies for professional students in the health sciences. It is often assumed that these high-achieving students have developed proficient test-taking skills and abilities before admittance. However, the assessments in these programs and for…
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Test Wiseness, Student Evaluation, Skill Development
Salter, Reginald O. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
As the number of students with recognized learning disabilities who are pursuing higher education, strategies for success become important. The problem addressed by this study is a lack of understanding of learning styles of students with learning disabilities enrolled in health science disciplines incorporated in both the classroom and clinical…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Cognitive Style, Dentistry, Learning Disabilities
Harrison, Erica Moore – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Nontraditional students have personal obstacles they must overcome in their journey through college. These barriers differ from traditional students and can include feelings of isolation and a sense that their chosen institutions are insensitive and inflexible to the particular nontraditional student needs. In this quantitative, causal-comparative…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Student Satisfaction, Technical Institutes, Two Year College Students
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2022
West Virginia's three state-funded medical schools enroll more medical students per capita than any other state in the country. Due to its large number of medical student slots, the state typically is able to offer all qualified West Virginians the opportunity to complete their medical education in the state. In the academic year of 2022, 44…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Medical Schools, State Aid, Medical Students
Davies, Howard – European University Association, 2021
EU policy makers are facing increased urgency to integrate and energise the professional labour market, especially in the context of the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the push towards the green and digital transitions and the defence of the Single Market following Brexit. This latest policy briefing on the recognition of professionals looks at…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Policy
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Jin, Jun; Bridges, Susan M.; Botelho, Michael G.; Chan, Lap Ki – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2015
This study aims to explore how online searching plays a role during PBL tutorials in two undergraduate health sciences curricula, Medicine and Dentistry. Utilizing Interactional Ethnography (IE) as an organizing framework for data collection and analysis, and drawing on a critical theory of technology as an explanatory lens, enabled a textured…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Problem Based Learning, Tutorial Programs, Undergraduate Students