Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
Active learning is a teaching methodology with a focus on student-centered learning that engages students in the educational process. This study implemented active learning techniques in an orthopedic assessment laboratory, and the effects of these teaching techniques. Mean scores from written exams, practical exams, and final course evaluations were compared for 79 human physiology students. One- and two-way analyses of variance were used to evaluate the effect of teaching methodology on test scores and evaluation responses. No significant differences were found for course evaluation responses and written and practical exam scores between the two learning groups. This study suggests that students can be equally successful in well-constructed active and traditional orthopedic assessment laboratories.
Recommended Citation
Nottingham, Sara, and Susan Verscheure. "The Effectiveness of Active and Traditional Teaching Techniques in the Orthopedic Assessment Laboratory." Journal of College Science Teaching 39.5 (2010): 34-42.
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
National Science Teachers Association
Included in
Educational Methods Commons, Higher Education Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
Comments
This article was originally published in Journal of College Science Teaching, volume 39, issue 5, in 2010.
Reposted with permission of the National Science Teachers Association.