Top 15 Tips
to Thrive in Your Anatomy & Physiology Course
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Help students identify study methods that are the most successful for them.
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Give students clear learning objectives to help guide them into the material.
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Be yourself, be genuine.
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Keep it active, ask questions, drive participation.
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Include relevancy to help the learning process.
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Layer the materials. Remind them of the importance of core concepts.
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Model how to think. Model how to draw. Model how to build concept maps.
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Use a variety of materials to present information (i.e. document cameras, hand drawn images, etc.).
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Conduct one-point bonus quizzes for each class based on material covered in previous lectures.
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Help students understand the terminology. Use word building. Have a “vocabulary moment.”
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Identify the important physiological concepts and have students engage in activities to learn them.
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Encourage students to learn from each other. Assign them to study buddies.
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Provide practice opportunities like multiple choice and interactive questions.
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Orchestrate short formative assessments that are completed both in and outside the classroom.
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Find ways to give students a sense of ownership in the learning process.