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  • 标题:Active learning in the classroom: a muscle identification game in a kinesiology course
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  • 作者:Michele L. McCarroll ; Rachael J. Pohle-Krauza ; Jennifer L. Martin
  • 期刊名称:Advances in Physiology Education
  • 印刷版ISSN:1043-4046
  • 电子版ISSN:1522-1229
  • 出版年度:2009
  • 卷号:33
  • 期号:4
  • 页码:319-322
  • DOI:10.1152/advan.00013.2009
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:The American Physiological Society
  • 摘要:

    It is often difficult for educators to teach a kinesiology and applied anatomy (KAA) course due to the vast amount of information that students are required to learn. In this study, a convenient sample of students (class A) from one section of a KAA course played the speed muscle introduction and matching game, which is loosely based off the premise of the adult game of “speed dating.” The game involves student's taking on a “muscle” personality when introducing themselves to potential mates. The experimental group (class A) played the game at two time points throughout the semester after a series of lectures focusing on the body's muscles. A control group (class B) from another section of the KAA course still received the series of lectures but did not play the games throughout the semester. A postgame questionnaire given to class A revealed the following scores: 1) overall perception of the game (score: 4.43 ± 0.68), whether goals and objectives were met (score: 4.05 ± 0.67 to 4.95 ± 0.22), and perceptions of the organization of the game (score: 3.81 ± 0.81 to 4.48 ± 0.60). Overall, the game was well received by class A. When evaluating outcome scores of final grades between the two groups, class A improved final grades by 5.82% for a mean grade of 79.52 ± 10.0; however, the final grades were not statistically significant (P > 0.05) compared with class B (73.7 ± 15.6). The results show that an interactive game may contribute to improved final grades in a KAA course and could be an alternative means of disseminating kinesiology information.

  • 关键词:functional anatomy
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