A Survey of First-Year Biology Student Opinions Regarding Live Lectures and Recorded Lectures as Learning Tools
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| Title: | A Survey of First-Year Biology Student Opinions Regarding Live Lectures and Recorded Lectures as Learning Tools |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Simcock, D. C., Chua, W. H., Hekman, M., Levin, M. T., Brown, S. |
| Source: | Advances in Physiology Education. Mar 2017 41(1):69-76. |
| Availability: | American Physiological Society. 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3991. Tel: 301-634-7164; Fax: 301-634-7241; e-mail: webmaster@the-aps.org; Web site: http://advan.physiology.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Biology, Lecture Method, Conventional Instruction, Videoconferencing, Attendance, Student Surveys, Cohort Analysis, Learner Engagement, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | New Zealand |
| DOI: | 10.1152/advan.00117.2016 |
| ISSN: | 1043-4046 |
| Abstract: | A cohort of first-year biology students was surveyed regarding their opinions and viewing habits for live and recorded lectures. Most respondents (87%) attended live lectures as a rule (attenders), with 66% attending more than two-thirds of the lectures. In contrast, only 52% accessed recordings and only 13% viewed more than two-thirds of the available recordings. Respondents regarded lectures as efficient for information delivery (75%), and 89% enjoyed live lectures because they were useful for learning (89%), understanding coursework (94%), and keeping up with the subject (93%). Lecture enjoyment was driven less by entertainment (34%) or interaction with the lecturers (47%), although most students preferred an entertaining lecturer to a factual expert (72%). Exam marks were positively correlated with the number of lectures attended (P < 0.001) and negatively correlated with the number of recordings viewed (P < 0.05), although marks were similar for lecture attenders and nonattenders (P > 0.05). Lecture attenders mostly missed lectures to complete assessments during the same week (68%), whereas nonattenders were more likely to miss lectures due to outside commitments or preference for study from books or recorded lectures (P < 0.001). Recordings were used to replace missed lectures (64%), rather than for revision, and were viewed mostly alone (96%) in one sitting (65%). Only 22% of respondents agreed that some lectures could be replaced by recordings, but 59% agreed with having some videoconference lectures from experts on another campus. Overall, this cohort showed a clear preference for live lectures over recordings, with limited support for synchronous videoconference lectures. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 25 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1129802 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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