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Iqbal, Fatima; Gaffar, Fatema; Singh, Harprit – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
This study investigates the impact near-peer tutors (NPTs) have on the learning experience of students enrolled on the biomedical and medical science programmes at De Montfort University, UK. Using a questionnaire, tutees were able to comment on their confidence level on certain academic taught topics in human physiology before and after attending…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Physiology, Science Instruction, Higher Education
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Mattos Feijó, Larissa; de Andrade, Viviane Abreu; Coutinho-Silva, Robson – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
The digestive system is a fundamental topic in biological science teaching. Despite its importance, the level of students' knowledge on the topic appears to differ from recommended levels at several educational grades. Their knowledge also seems to be resistant to change; therefore, this discrepancy may be viewed as an epistemological obstacle to…
Descriptors: Biology, Physiology, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Ampatzidis, Georgios; Georgakopoulou, Despoina; Kapsi, Georgia – Journal of Biological Education, 2021
Students around the world demonstrate a limited conceptual understanding of sexual reproduction. A lack of understanding of how the human reproductive system works has been linked with risks such as sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies. Our focus in this paper is to explore the level of knowledge of reproductive physiology and…
Descriptors: Human Body, Graduate Students, Physiology, Anatomy