The Effects of Lab Instruction on the Knowledge and Self-Perceptions of Anatomy & Physiology Skill in juniors in the Communication Sciences & Disorders Major.

This investigation will aim to measure the anatomy & physiology (A & P) knowledge in juniors in the Communication Sciences & Disorders major across on-campus and distance education (DE) cohorts at East Carolina University. Students in both groups will complete a lecture and a lab course. Students on-campus will complete a human cadaver lab assignment, while those in the DE cohort will watch videos of anatomical constructs related to speech, language and hearing. Additionally, the students? self-perceptions of their knowledge and comfort with A & P will be measured. Group comparisons will be made between students in a campus cohort with a campus lab experience and a distance education cohort with an online distance education lab experience. Knowledge will be measured through formative assessments during the administration of the course CSDI 3040, Anatomy & Physiology, which is offered both online and on-campus and taught by the same faculty member. Results will demonstrate if distance education and campus students show the same level of knowledge in A & P despite differences in course delivery as well as student perceptions of their comfort level with the material.

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