Weinstein Ronald S, Krupinski Elizabeth A, Weinstein John B, Graham Anna R, Barker Gail P, Erps Kristine A, Holtrust Angelette L, Holcomb Michael J
Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Arizona Telemedicine Program, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Acad Pathol. 2016 Mar 15;3:2374289516636132. doi: 10.1177/2374289516636132. eCollection 2016 Jan-Dec.
A medical school general pathology course has been reformatted into a K-12 general pathology course. This new course has been implemented at a series of 7 to 12 grade levels and the student outcomes compared. Typically, topics covered mirrored those in a medical school general pathology course serving as an introduction to the mechanisms of diseases. Assessment of student performance was based on their score on a multiple-choice final examination modeled after an examination given to medical students. Two Tucson area schools, in a charter school network, participated in the study. Statistical analysis of examination performances showed that there were no significant differences as a function of school ( = 0.258, = .6128), with students at school A having an average test scores of 87.03 (standard deviation = 8.99) and school B 86.00 (standard deviation = 8.18; = 0.258, = .6128). Analysis of variance was also conducted on the test scores as a function of gender and class grade. There were no significant differences as a function of gender ( = 0.608, = .4382), with females having an average score of 87.18 (standard deviation = 7.24) and males 85.61 (standard deviation = 9.85). There were also no significant differences as a function of grade level ( = 0.627, = .6003), with 7th graders having an average of 85.10 (standard deviation = 8.90), 8th graders 86.00 (standard deviation = 9.95), 9th graders 89.67 (standard deviation = 5.52), and 12th graders 86.90 (standard deviation = 7.52). The results demonstrated that middle and upper school students performed equally well in K-12 general pathology. Student course evaluations showed that the course met the student's expectations. One class voted K-12 general pathology their "elective course-of-the-year."
一门医学院校的普通病理学课程已被重新改编为一门K - 12普通病理学课程。这门新课程已在一系列7至12年级实施，并对学生的学习成果进行了比较。通常，所涵盖的主题与医学院校普通病理学课程中的主题相似，作为疾病机制的入门介绍。学生成绩评估基于他们在一场仿照医学院学生考试的多项选择题期末考试中的得分。图森地区的两所学校，属于一个特许学校网络，参与了这项研究。对考试成绩的统计分析表明，学校因素没有显著差异（F = 0.258，p = 0.6128），A校学生的平均考试成绩为87.03（标准差 = 8.99），B校为86.00（标准差 = 8.18；F = 0.258，p = 0.6128）。还对考试成绩按性别和年级进行了方差分析。性别因素没有显著差异（F = 0.608，p = 0.4382），女生的平均成绩为87.18（标准差 = 7.24），男生为85.61（标准差 = 9.85）。年级因素也没有显著差异（F = 0.627，p = 0.6003），七年级学生平均成绩为85.10（标准差 = 8.90），八年级学生为86.00（标准差 = 9.95），九年级学生为89.67（标准差 = 5.52），十二年级学生为86.90（标准差 = 7.52）。结果表明，初中和高中学生在K - 12普通病理学课程中的表现同样出色。学生课程评价显示该课程符合学生的期望。一个班级将K - 12普通病理学评为他们的“年度选修课程”。
