Teaching research and epidemiology to undergraduate students in the health sciences
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01/12/2006
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Resumo |
<b>Objective</b>: To identify and address particular challenges in the teaching of epidemiological concepts to undergraduate students in non-clinical health disciplines. <b>Methods and Results</b>: Relevant pedagogical literature was reviewed to identify a range of evidence-based teaching approaches. The authors also drew on their experience in curriculum development and teaching in this field to provide guidelines for teaching epidemiology in a way that is engaging to students and likely to promote deep, rather than surface, learning. Discussion of a range of practical strategies is included along with applied examples of teaching epidemiological content. <b>Conclusions and</b> <b>Implications</b>: Increasingly, there is a greater emphasis on improved learning outcomes in higher education. Graduates from non-clinical health courses are required to have a core understanding of epidemiology and teachers of epidemiology need to be able to access resources that are relevant and useful for these students. A theoretically grounded framework for effective teaching of epidemiological principles to non-clinical undergraduates is provided, together with a range of useful teaching resources (both paper and web-based). Implementation of the strategies discussed will help ensure graduates are able to appropriately apply epidemiological skills in their professional practice.<br /> |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Public Health Association of Australia |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30009033/n20060905.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2006.tb00790.x |
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2006, Public Health Association of Australia |
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Journal Article |