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50 Years of ERIC
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Silverthorn, Dee U.; Michael, Joel – Advances in Physiology Education, 2013
Temperature and other environmental stressors are known to affect blood pressure and heart rate. In this activity, students perform the cold pressor test, demonstrating increased blood pressure during a 1- to 2-min immersion of one hand in ice water. The cold pressor test is used clinically to evaluate autonomic and left ventricular function. This…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Metabolism, Science Activities, Science Experiments
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Silverthorn, Dee U.; Thorn, Patti M.; Svinicki, Marilla D. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2006
The Integrative Themes in Physiology (ITIP) project was a National Science Foundation-funded collaboration between the American Physiological Society (APS) and the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS). The project goal was to create instructional resources that emphasized active learning in undergraduate anatomy and physiology classrooms.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Data Analysis, Teaching Load, Physiology
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Rovick, Allen A.; Michael, Joel A.; Modell, Harold I.; Bruce, David S.; Horwitz, Barbara; Adamson, Thomas; Richardson, Daniel R.; Silverthorn, Dee U.; Whitescarver, Shirley A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1999
Describes a study of the background knowledge of students in respiratory physiology courses. Finds that instructors tended to both overestimate and underestimate students' knowledge by large margins on individual questions. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Medical Education
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Silverthorn, Dee U. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1998
There is a generation gap in physiology teaching. Speculates on the causes of this phenomenon and reviews the predominant attempts at correction in programs over time. (DDR)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Strategies