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Blended Pedagogy Pathophysiology Course: Effectiveness And Student Satisfaction, Betsy Botsford, Samantha Corn, Alanna Keenan May 2014

Blended Pedagogy Pathophysiology Course: Effectiveness And Student Satisfaction, Betsy Botsford, Samantha Corn, Alanna Keenan

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Background and Purpose: Evidence supports the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) versus a traditional face-to-face teaching model, but little is known regarding the effectiveness of a blended pedagogy. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a blended learning format in a pathophysiology course for entry-level Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) students, to evaluate their level of satisfaction of a podcast formatted course, and to observe changes in cohort performance over time.

Subjects: Five University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) DPT cohorts (n = 139) participated in the study. Some cohorts were taught in a traditional classroom …