Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina.
Anat Sci Educ. 2021 Nov;14(6):699-710. doi: 10.1002/ase.2097. Epub 2021 Sep 8.
The implementation of an integrated medical neuroscience course by technologically pivoting an in-person neuroscience course to online using an adaptive blended method may provide a unique approach for teaching a medical neuroscience course during the Covid-19 pandemic. An adaptive blended learning method was developed in response to the requirements necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic. This model combined pedagogical needs with digital technology using online learning activities to implement student learning in a medical neuroscience course for year one medical students. This approach provided medical students with an individually customized learning opportunity in medical neuroscience. The students had the complete choice to engage the learning system synchronously or asynchronously and learn neuroscience materials at different locations and times in response to the demands required to deal with the pandemic. Students' performance in summative and formative examinations of the adaptive blended learning activities were compared with the previous performance obtained the previous year when the contents of the medical neuroscience course were implemented using the conventional "face-to-face" learning approach. While the cohort of our students in 2019 and 2020 changed, the contents, sessions, volume of material, and assessment were constant. This enabled us to compare the results of the 2019 and 2020 classes. Overall, students' performance was not significantly different between the adaptive blended learning and the in-person approach. More students scored between 70% and 79% during the adaptive blended learning compared with in-class teaching, while more students scored between 80% and 89% during the in-person learning than during the adaptive blended learning. Finally, the percentage of students that scored >90% was not significantly different for both Years 2019 and 2020. The adaptive blended learning approach was effective in enhancing academic performance for high-performing medical students. It also permitted the early identification of underachieving students, thereby serving as an early warning sign to permit timely intervention.
通过采用自适应混合方法将线下神经科学课程转变为在线课程,实施一门整合医学神经科学课程,可能为在新冠疫情期间教授医学神经科学课程提供一种独特的方法。针对新冠疫情的需求,我们开发了一种自适应混合学习方法。该模型将教学需求与数字技术相结合,利用在线学习活动,为一年级医学生实施医学神经科学课程的学生学习。这种方法为医学生提供了一个个性化的医学神经科学学习机会。学生可以完全选择同步或异步参与学习系统,并根据应对疫情所需的要求,在不同地点和时间学习神经科学材料。学生在自适应混合学习活动的总结性和形成性考试中的表现与前一年使用传统“面对面”学习方法实施医学神经科学课程时获得的表现进行了比较。虽然我们 2019 年和 2020 年的学生群体发生了变化,但课程内容、课程、材料量和评估保持不变。这使我们能够比较 2019 年和 2020 年两个班级的结果。总体而言,自适应混合学习和面对面教学的学生表现没有显著差异。与课堂教学相比,更多的学生在自适应混合学习中获得 70%-79%的分数,而更多的学生在面对面学习中获得 80%-89%的分数,而不是在自适应混合学习中。最后,两个年级得分>90%的学生比例没有显著差异。自适应混合学习方法对成绩优异的医学生的学习成绩提高是有效的。它还允许及早识别成绩不佳的学生,从而作为一个早期预警信号,允许及时干预。
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