Department of Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Adv Physiol Educ. 2010 Jun;34(2):54-8. doi: 10.1152/advan.00059.2009.
Recently, the use of animal laboratories has decreased in medical and basic science programs due to lack of trained faculty members, student concerns about animal welfare, and the increased availability of inexpensive alternatives such as computer simulations and videos. Animal laboratories, however, have several advantages over alternative forms of instruction, including an increased sense of learner responsibility, long-term psychomotor competency, and improved ability to examine functional relationships. While the use of animal laboratories has been studied in medical programs, it has not been examined in physical therapy or other allied health programs. The purposes of this study were to examine the attitudes of student physical therapists toward clinically relevant animal laboratories and to determine if student physical therapists felt that the laboratory modules prepared them for future course work and clinical internships. Written surveys completed by the study participants indicated that most students enjoyed the labs and believed that they helped prepare them for course examinations. Additionally, the majority of students believed that the laboratory modules helped them prepare for future course work and clinical internships.
最近，由于缺乏训练有素的教师、学生对动物福利的关注以及计算机模拟和视频等更廉价替代品的增加，医学和基础科学课程中动物实验室的使用减少了。然而，动物实验室相对于其他形式的教学有几个优势，包括增加学习者的责任感、长期心理运动能力和提高检查功能关系的能力。虽然动物实验室的使用在医学课程中已经得到了研究，但在物理治疗或其他相关健康课程中尚未得到研究。本研究的目的是检查物理治疗学生对临床相关动物实验室的态度，并确定学生是否认为实验室模块为他们未来的课程作业和临床实习做好了准备。研究参与者完成的书面调查表明，大多数学生喜欢实验室，并认为它们有助于他们为课程考试做准备。此外，大多数学生认为实验室模块帮助他们为未来的课程作业和临床实习做好了准备。
