Anderson Lisa C, Krichbaum Kathleen E
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Adv Physiol Educ. 2017 Sep 1;41(3):383-389. doi: 10.1152/advan.00099.2016.
Physiology is a requisite course for many professional allied health programs and is a foundational science for learning pathophysiology, health assessment, and pharmacology. Given the demand for online learning in the health sciences, it is important to evaluate the efficacy of online and in-class teaching methods, especially as they are combined to form hybrid courses. The purpose of this study was to compare two hybrid physiology sections in which one section was offered mostly in-class (85% in-class), and the other section was offered mostly online (85% online). The two sections in 2 yr ( and ) were compared in terms of knowledge of physiology measured in exam scores and pretest-posttest improvement, and in measures of student satisfaction with teaching. In , there were some differences on individual exam scores between the two sections, but no significant differences in mean exam scores or in pretest-posttest improvements. However, in terms of student satisfaction, the mostly in-class students in rated the instructor significantly higher than did the mostly online students. Comparisons between in-class and online students in the cohort yielded data that showed that mean exam scores were not statistically different, but pre-post changes were significantly greater in the mostly online section; student satisfaction among mostly online students also improved significantly. Education researchers must investigate effective combinations of in-class and online methods for student learning outcomes, while maintaining the flexibility and convenience that online methods provide.
生理学是许多专业健康相关课程的必修课，也是学习病理生理学、健康评估和药理学的基础科学。鉴于健康科学领域对在线学习的需求，评估在线教学方法和课堂教学方法的有效性非常重要，尤其是当它们结合形成混合课程时。本研究的目的是比较两个混合生理学课程班，其中一个班主要采用课堂教学（85%的课堂教学），另一个班主要采用在线教学（85%的在线教学）。比较了这两个班在两年（和）内生理学知识（通过考试成绩和前后测进步来衡量）以及学生对教学满意度方面的情况。在，两个班在个别考试成绩上存在一些差异，但在平均考试成绩或前后测进步方面没有显著差异。然而，在学生满意度方面，年主要采用课堂教学的学生对教师的评价明显高于主要采用在线教学的学生。对年队列中班内和班外学生的比较得出的数据表明，平均考试成绩没有统计学差异，但主要采用在线教学的班内前后变化显著更大；主要采用在线教学的学生的满意度也显著提高。教育研究人员必须研究课堂教学和在线教学方法的有效结合对学生学习成果的影响，同时保持在线教学方法所提供的灵活性和便利性。
