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For whatever it is worth, students consistently do more poorly
on the endocrine test than any of the others, including the nervous system. From:
HAPS-L-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:HAPS-L-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lapres,
Jason H Thank
you Ken and well put. Our
situation is that we have some people that would like to try switching the
sequence to spend a little more time on the nervous and endocrine systems
earlier in the semester. One of the major factors is a “gut
feeling” that this will better prepare our students in these two vital
areas because the students are “fresher” earlier in the semester.
The
counter to this is that a few don’t want to even give it a try because
they don’t think it will work. Therefore, they want some
evidence. I don’t know about you, but I’ve tried a lot of
things in my life/career that I didn’t think would work, or that I would
like (several foods come to mind). So
the real issue becomes, will trying a change in the sequence of chapters/topics
in API hurt anyone, especially students. I think not. Jason LaPres Associate Professor of Biology Human Anatomy and Physiology North Harris College 2700 WW Thorne Winship 210E Houston Texas 77090 281-618-7132 From: HAPS-L-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:HAPS-L-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Saladin At 02:31 PM 7/5/2007, you wrote: Does anyone
have any actual statistics showing that teaching the nervous and
endocrine systems early in API (before muscles and bones) helps students do
better and APII, and subsequently, in future health care programs?
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