Zapata P, Alvarez J
Educ Med Salud. 1979;13(2):134-48.
This article describes a course in general physiology and neurophysiology being offered at the School of Medicine of the Catholic University in Chile since 1971. The course was designed to provide the student skills in the planning, performance, and analysis of experimental problems. An account is given of the changes made in the course in response to annual evaluations over seven years. The procedures for grading student progress in developing critical judgment, handling information, and solving problems are analyzed. The authors are of the view that a course of this kind helps improve the ability to judge problems beyond the course curriculum. The describe the advantage of such courses for the training of physicians and recommend that activities that could be continued throughout medical training be designed and evaluated to stimulate the development of the students' critical faculties.
本文介绍了自1971年以来智利天主教大学医学院开设的普通生理学和神经生理学课程。该课程旨在培养学生在实验问题的规划、实施和分析方面的技能。文中介绍了为回应七年来的年度评估而对课程所做的更改。分析了评估学生在培养批判性判断、处理信息和解决问题能力方面进展情况的程序。作者认为，这类课程有助于提高学生在课程范围之外判断问题的能力。他们描述了此类课程在医生培训方面的优势，并建议设计和评估可贯穿医学培训全过程的活动，以激发学生批判性思维能力的发展。
