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2015 ; 39
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Exploring student preferences with a Q-sort: the development of an individualized
renal physiology curriculum
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Roberts JK
; Hargett CW
; Nagler A
; Jakoi E
; Lehrich RW
Adv Physiol Educ
2015[Sep]; 39
(3
): 149-57
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Medical education reform is underway, but the optimal course for change has yet
to be seen. While planning for the redesign of a renal physiology course at the
Duke School of Medicine, the authors used a Q-sort survey to assess students'
attitudes and learning preferences to inform curricular change. The authors
invited first-year medical students at the Duke School of Medicine to take a
Q-sort survey on the first day of renal physiology. Students prioritized
statements related to their understanding of renal physiology, learning
preferences, preferred course characteristics, perceived clinical relevance of
renal physiology, and interest in nephrology as a career. By-person factor
analysis was performed using the centroid method. Three dominant factors were
strongly defined by learning preferences: "readers" prefer using notes, a
textbook, and avoid lectures; "social-auditory learners" prefer attending
lectures, interactivity, and working with peers; and "visual learners" prefer
studying images, diagrams, and viewing materials online. A smaller, fourth factor
represented a small group of students with a strong predisposition against renal
physiology and nephrology. In conclusion, the Q-sort survey identified and then
described in detail the dominant viewpoints of our students. Learning style
preferences better classified first-year students rather than any of the other
domains. A more individualized curriculum would simultaneously cater to the
different types of learners in the classroom.