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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(2):89-92
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(2):89-92
Effect of Simultaneous Teaching of Human Anatomy and Physiology on Occupational Health Students’ Learning
ARTICLE INFO
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Assadi S.N. (* )(* ) “Health Sciences Research Center” and “Occupational Health Engineering Department, Health School”, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Article History
Received: September 16, 2013Accepted: December 1, 2013
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ABSTRACT
Aims
Modulation of theory and practice in training is emphasized in the reforms of
the medical training course. The courses of anatomy and physiology, as basic
courses, are important. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of
simultaneous teaching of anatomy and physiology of the human body on
occupational health students’ learning.
Materials & Methods This study was performed as an empirical study among the occupational health students of the health faculty of Mashhad in 2013-14. The sample members were divided into two Control (18 persons) and Experiment (25 persons) groups. The lesson plan was compiled, using comments of experts. Simultaneous teaching of the anatomy and physiology courses and separate teaching were conducted by one teacher for group experiment and group control respectively. Data from the evaluations were evaluated at the end of the course, using SPSS 11 software and Tstudent test.
Findings There was a significant difference between the final score of physiology in control (18.36±0.95) and experiment (19.40±0.64) group (p=0.05). But, no significant difference was observed between the final scores of anatomy of the two groups. The observed difference between some topics of the courses of physiology and anatomy was significant.
Conclusion Simultaneous teaching of the courses of anatomy and physiology of the human body results in the development of the occupational health students’ learning in the course of physiology, particularly in the topics of nerve and muscle, lung and optic and auditory in physiology, and upper and lower extremities and the heart in anatomy.
Materials & Methods This study was performed as an empirical study among the occupational health students of the health faculty of Mashhad in 2013-14. The sample members were divided into two Control (18 persons) and Experiment (25 persons) groups. The lesson plan was compiled, using comments of experts. Simultaneous teaching of the anatomy and physiology courses and separate teaching were conducted by one teacher for group experiment and group control respectively. Data from the evaluations were evaluated at the end of the course, using SPSS 11 software and Tstudent test.
Findings There was a significant difference between the final score of physiology in control (18.36±0.95) and experiment (19.40±0.64) group (p=0.05). But, no significant difference was observed between the final scores of anatomy of the two groups. The observed difference between some topics of the courses of physiology and anatomy was significant.
Conclusion Simultaneous teaching of the courses of anatomy and physiology of the human body results in the development of the occupational health students’ learning in the course of physiology, particularly in the topics of nerve and muscle, lung and optic and auditory in physiology, and upper and lower extremities and the heart in anatomy.
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