Hailay Tesfay Gebremariam
In-service teacher trainees experience with and preference for online learning environments during Covid-19 pandemic
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misconceptions physiology major threat accurate scientific clinical reasoning medical education awareness often mentioned prerequisite achieve conceptual understanding however students frequently unaware incorrect understanding explored multitier approach tool obtain insight students awareness misconceptions regarding cardiovascular physiology biomedical sciences students n 81 participated diagnostic multitier assessment cardiovascular physiology question consisted answer tier explanation tier tiers paired confidence tiers ie 5point likert scales used indicator metacognitive evaluation ie awareness average test score 307 maximum 40 answer tier reduced 157 answer explanation tiers combined weak correlation r2 013 p 0001 students confidence test scores found combined responses correct combined answers associated increase confidence score 027 vs incorrect answers using blandaltman analysis showed students generally overestimated knowledge total 287 responses classified misconceptions defined incorrect answers paired high confidence findings indicate multitier approach useful study students conceptual understanding uncover misconceptions cardiovascular physiology furthermore study supports need metacognitive measures order improve teaching learning medical education