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Assessing prebaccalaureate human physiology courses.

V L McCleary1

  • 1Department of Physiology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA.

The American Journal of Physiology
|September 15, 2005
PubMed
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Over 14,000 students annually enroll in undergraduate human physiology courses. However, these crucial prebaccalaureate programs often lack formal, consistent evaluation methods for courses and faculty.

Area of Science:

  • Physiology Education
  • Undergraduate Science Pedagogy

Background:

  • Human physiology is a foundational science for many health professions.
  • Prebaccalaureate physiology courses serve a significant number of undergraduate students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To survey demographic data of prebaccalaureate human physiology courses.
  • To investigate evaluation methods for these courses and their faculty.

Main Methods:

  • Two surveys conducted between 1994-1996.
  • Data collected from responding physiology departments on course offerings, student enrollment, and evaluation practices.

Main Results:

  • 50% of responding departments offered human physiology to 14,185 students annually.
  • Student feedback was universally used for evaluation.

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  • Formal methods like peer or chair review were inconsistently applied.

    • Conclusions:

    • A substantial undergraduate student population engages with prebaccalaureate physiology.
    • Current evaluation practices for these courses and faculty are often informal and lack consistency.
    • There is a need for improved, standardized formative evaluation in undergraduate physiology education.