Despitegreatereffortsmadeoverrecentyearstoteachanimalnutritiontoveterinarystudents,moreneedstobedonetodevelopteachingmethodsandimproveeducationonequinenutrition.Theflippedclassroomandpeer-assistedlearning(FC/PAL)approachisateachingtechniquesuggestedtosupportlearning;however,researchintoFC/PALinveterinaryeducationisscarceandlittleisknownaboutstu-dents’viewsonthisapproach.Thisstudyexaminedtheresultsofaquestionnaireadministeredtoassessveterinarystudents’perceptionsof/viewsaboutthesuitabilityofFC/PALappliedinanequinenutritioncourse.Correlationanalysisofstudents’responsestoquestionnaireitemsandprincipalcomponentanal-ysis(PCA)wasperformedtoanalyzethevariabilityinstudentperceptions.Theresultsshowedthatal-thoughhalfthestudentsreportedtobeuninterestedinequinenutrition,mostexpressedpositiveatti-tudestowardsFC/PAL.Comparingtheperceptions/viewstowardsFC/PALamonglowandhighachievers,asignificantdifferencewasfoundfortheitemconsideringthedurationofFC/PAL(P=.002).Correlationanalysisbetweenquestionnaireitemsshowedapredominanceofpositivemoderatecorrelationsamonghighachieversandweakcorrelationsamonglowachievers.PCArevealedthreeimportantfindings.First,studentinteresttowardsequinenutritionexplainstheresponsevariabilityamonglowachievers.Second,therewassignificantagreementamongalmostallhighachieversregardingthedurationoftheFC/PAL.Third,intheitemevaluatingtheusefulnessofcollaboratingwithpeers,disagreementwasonlyfoundamonglowachievers.Insummary,aflippedclassroomcombinedwiththesamelevelpeer-assistedlearn-ingappearstoencouragestudentinteractionandcollaborationintheclassroom
Edlira Muca, D.C. (2023). IntegratingNewLearningMethodsintoEquineNutritionClassrooms:TheImportanceofStudents’Perceptions. JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE, 126, 1-9 [10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104537].
IntegratingNewLearningMethodsintoEquineNutritionClassrooms:TheImportanceofStudents’Perceptions
Damiano Cavallini;
2023
Abstract
Despitegreatereffortsmadeoverrecentyearstoteachanimalnutritiontoveterinarystudents,moreneedstobedonetodevelopteachingmethodsandimproveeducationonequinenutrition.Theflippedclassroomandpeer-assistedlearning(FC/PAL)approachisateachingtechniquesuggestedtosupportlearning;however,researchintoFC/PALinveterinaryeducationisscarceandlittleisknownaboutstu-dents’viewsonthisapproach.Thisstudyexaminedtheresultsofaquestionnaireadministeredtoassessveterinarystudents’perceptionsof/viewsaboutthesuitabilityofFC/PALappliedinanequinenutritioncourse.Correlationanalysisofstudents’responsestoquestionnaireitemsandprincipalcomponentanal-ysis(PCA)wasperformedtoanalyzethevariabilityinstudentperceptions.Theresultsshowedthatal-thoughhalfthestudentsreportedtobeuninterestedinequinenutrition,mostexpressedpositiveatti-tudestowardsFC/PAL.Comparingtheperceptions/viewstowardsFC/PALamonglowandhighachievers,asignificantdifferencewasfoundfortheitemconsideringthedurationofFC/PAL(P=.002).Correlationanalysisbetweenquestionnaireitemsshowedapredominanceofpositivemoderatecorrelationsamonghighachieversandweakcorrelationsamonglowachievers.PCArevealedthreeimportantfindings.First,studentinteresttowardsequinenutritionexplainstheresponsevariabilityamonglowachievers.Second,therewassignificantagreementamongalmostallhighachieversregardingthedurationoftheFC/PAL.Third,intheitemevaluatingtheusefulnessofcollaboratingwithpeers,disagreementwasonlyfoundamonglowachievers.Insummary,aflippedclassroomcombinedwiththesamelevelpeer-assistedlearn-ingappearstoencouragestudentinteractionandcollaborationintheclassroomI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
