A Constructivist Approach to E-Text Design for Use in Undergraduate Physiology Courses

Autor/inn/en	Rhodes, Ashley E.; Rozell, Timothy G.
Titel	A Constructivist Approach to E-Text Design for Use in Undergraduate Physiology Courses
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 39 (2015) 3, S.172-180 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
DOI	10.1152/advan.00011.2015
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Undergraduate Study; Physiology; Electronic Publishing; Textbooks; College Science; Textbook Preparation; Design; Textbook Content + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Physiologie; Elektronisches Publizieren; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrbucharbeit; Lehrbuchtext
Abstract	Electronic textbooks, or e-texts, will have an increasingly important role in college science courses within the next few years due to the rising costs of traditional texts and the increasing availability of software allowing instructors to create their own e-text. However, few guidelines exist in the literature to aid instructors in the development and design specifically of e-texts using sound learning theories; this is especially true for undergraduate physiology e-texts. In this article, we describe why constructivism is a very important educational theory for e-text design and how it may be applied in e-text development by instructors. We also provide examples of two undergraduate physiology e-texts that were designed in accordance with this educational theory but for learners of quite different backgrounds and prior knowledge levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01