Active investigative student-directed experiences in laboratory science are being encouraged by national science organizations. A growing body of evidence from classroom assessment supports their effectiveness. This study describes four years of implementation and assessment of an investigative laboratory course in human physiology for 65 second-year students in sports medicine and biology at a...

Kaisarevic SN, Andric SA, Kostic TS. Teaching Animal Physiology: a 12-year experience transitioning from a classical to interactive approach with continual assessment and computer alternatives. Adv Physiol Educ 41: 405– 414, 2017; doi:10.1152/ advan.00132.2016.—In response to the Bologna Declaration and contemporary trends in Animal Physiology education, the Animal Physiology course at the Facu...

Kibble, Jonathan, Penelope A. Hansen, and Loren Nelson. Use of modified SOAP notes and peer-led small-group discussion in a Medical Physiology course: addressing the hidden curriculum. Adv Physiol Educ 30: 230–236, 2006; doi:10.1152/advan.00038.2006.— Peer leading of small-group discussion of cases; use of modified subjective, objective, assessment of physiology (SOAP) notes; and opportunities ...

Dobson JL. Learning style preferences and course performance in an undergraduate physiology class. Adv Physiol Educ 33: 308–314, 2009; doi:10.1152/advan.00048.2009.—Learning styles may be classified according to the sensory modality that one most prefers to use when internalizing information. The four major sensory modalities are visual, aural or auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic. The purpo...

Pedagogical innovations, ideas, and outcomes designed to enhance student learning in physiology courses are encouraged by our professional organizations and are actively discussed at conferences and in Advance in Physiological Education. Here, we report our experiment with freely available internet-based material as a substitute for the textbook for a single chapter on muscle physiology in a so...