%0 Conference Paper %1 default %A Michael, Joel A. %A Wenderoth, Mary Pat %A Modell, Harold I. %A Cliff, William %A Horwitz, Barbara %A McHale, Philip %A Richardson, Daniel %A Silverthorn, Dee %A Williams, Stephen %A Whitescarver, Shirley %D 2002 %K cardiovascular conceptual misconceptions phenomena understanding %P 72-84 %T Undergraduates' understanding of cardiovascular phenomena %U http://www.mendeley.com/research/undergraduates-understanding-cardiovascular-phenomena/ %V 26 %X Undergraduates students in 12 courses at 8 different institutions were surveyed to determine the prevalence of 13 different misconceptions (conceptual difficulties) about cardiovascular function. The prevalence of these misconceptions ranged from 20 to 81% and, for each misconception, was consistent across the different student populations. We also obtained explanations for the students’ answers either as free responses or with follow-up multiple-choice questions. These results suggest that students have a number of underlying conceptual difficulties about cardiovascular phenomena. One possible source of some misconceptions is the students’ inability to apply simple general models to specific cardiovascular phenomena. Some implications of these results for teachers of physiology are discussed

@inproceedings{default, abstract = {Undergraduates students in 12 courses at 8 different institutions were surveyed to determine the prevalence of 13 different misconceptions (conceptual difficulties) about cardiovascular function. The prevalence of these misconceptions ranged from 20 to 81% and, for each misconception, was consistent across the different student populations. We also obtained explanations for the students’ answers either as free responses or with follow-up multiple-choice questions. These results suggest that students have a number of underlying conceptual difficulties about cardiovascular phenomena. One possible source of some misconceptions is the students’ inability to apply simple general models to specific cardiovascular phenomena. Some implications of these results for teachers of physiology are discussed}, added-at = {2011-06-08T12:19:47.000+0200}, author = {Michael, Joel A. and Wenderoth, Mary Pat and Modell, Harold I. and Cliff, William and Horwitz, Barbara and McHale, Philip and Richardson, Daniel and Silverthorn, Dee and Williams, Stephen and Whitescarver, Shirley}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23b615d6e2828947db306e3e8e28d279a/jennymac}, description = {Undergraduates' understanding of cardiovascular phenomena | Mendeley}, interhash = {0d7b05384e3cf184a0b5cd023f3fce5b}, intrahash = {3b615d6e2828947db306e3e8e28d279a}, issue = {2}, keywords = {cardiovascular conceptual misconceptions phenomena understanding}, pages = {72-84}, timestamp = {2011-06-08T12:19:47.000+0200}, title = {Undergraduates' understanding of cardiovascular phenomena}, url = {http://www.mendeley.com/research/undergraduates-understanding-cardiovascular-phenomena/}, volume = 26, year = 2002 }