Effect of an active learning methodology combined with formative assessments on performance, test anxiety, and stress of university students

被引:14
作者
Cardozo, Lais Tono [1 ]
Ramos de Azevedo, Maria Antonia [2 ]
Morais Carvalho, Maeline Santos [1 ]
Costa, Rafaela [1 ]
de Lima, Patricia Oliveira [1 ]
Marcondes, Fernanda Klein [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Piracicaba Dent Sch, Dept Biosci, Piracicaba, Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci, Dept Educ, Rio Claro, Brazil
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
academic stress; active learning; active methodologies; educational game; formative evaluation; ACADEMIC-PERFORMANCE; SALIVARY CORTISOL; MEDICAL-STUDENTS; EDUCATIONAL GAME; PHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH; PUZZLE; SATISFACTION; BOARD; STATE;
D O I
10.1152/advan.00075.2020
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an active methodology combined with a lecture on undergraduate student learning and levels of stress and anxiety. The active learning methodology consisted of a lecture of 50-min duration, study at home with a textbook, an educational game activity, and three formative assessments on the topic of the cardiac cycle. In a following class, the students provided saliva samples to evaluate their levels of stress, received an anxiety test, and then undertook an exam to assess their understanding of the cardiac cycle. The traditional teaching methodology consisted of two lectures (similar to 2-h duration) on blood pressure control systems, delivered orally. In the third class, the students provided saliva samples, received an anxiety test, and then undertook an exam to assess their understanding of blood pressure control systems. The level of stress was assessed with the concentrations of the stress biomarkers cortisol and alpha-amylase in saliva. Anxiety was assessed with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire. The students achieved significantly higher average scores in exams when the active learning strategy was applied compared with the use of traditional theoretical classes. The active methodology resulted in significantly lower levels of stress and anxiety, as well as improved student performance, compared with the use of traditional lectures.
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页码:744 / 751
页数:8
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