Lorlyn Reidy, Kaixuan Bu, Murrell Godfrey, James V Cizdziel
Elemental fingerprinting of soils using ICP-MS and multivariate statistics: a study for and by forensic chemistry majors
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many undergraduate educational experiences biomedical design lack clinical immersionbased needs finding training students convinced merits type training undergraduates unable offer quarterlong course due faculty administrative constraints developed accelerated blockplan course students dedicated solely class 3 weeks course focused earliest stages health technology innovation processconducting effective clinical observations performing comprehensive need research screening grounded course experiential learning theory handson collaborative immersive experiences constructivist learning theory students integrated prior knowledge new material needdriven innovation paper describes design intensive blockplan course teaching methods intended support achievement five learning objectives used pre postcourse surveys gather selfreported data effect course student learning despite accelerated format saw statistically significant gains one submeasure across learning objectives experience supports key benefits blockplan model results indicate specific course design choices effective achieving positive learning outcomes design decisions include 1 opportunities students practice observations entering clinical setting 2 framework curriculum reinforced important concepts iteratively throughout program 3 balanced coverage preparation clinical immersion need research 4 extensive faculty peer coaching 5 providing handson prototyping opportunities staying focused need characterization rather solution development based experience expect model replicable across institutions limited bandwidth support clinical immersion opportunities