Undergraduates' understanding of cardiovascular phenomena

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 72-84

  Michael, Joel A ^a   Wenderoth, Mary Pat ^b   Modell, Harold I ^c   Cliff, William ^d   Horwitz, Barbara ^e   McHale, Philip ^f   Richardson, Daniel ^g   Silverthorn, Dee ^h   Williams, Stephen ⁱ   Whitescarver, Shirley ^j  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c National Resource for Computers in Life Science Education   (United States)

^d NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

ⁱ GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^j Bluegrass Community and Technical College   (United States)

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Author keywords

Conceptual difficulties; Mental models; Misconceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; FOLLOW UP; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MODEL; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; VENOUS PRESSURE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREATHING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0036903770     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00002.2002     Document Type: Article

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