Naslov
LIVE ANIMAL-BASED TEACHING

Autori
Pađen, Lana ; Miljković, Josip ; Shek Vugrovečki, Ana ; Žura Žaja, Ivona ; Aladrović, Jasna

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
ICEAS III PROCEEDINGS BOOK / Bastiančić, Lucija ; Pađen, Lana - ZAGREB, 2023, 45-45

Skup
III International Congress of Education in Animal Sciences

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 15.06.2023. - 16.06.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
teaching method, live-animals based teaching, training of students

Sažetak
The aim of this work was to share experiences and outcomes of using live animal-based teaching and training of veterinary students. Student interaction with live animals is effective method of achieving goals such as acquisition of skills in observation in situ physiological process, animal behaviour and handling of animals prior sampling. Department of Physiology and Radiobiology (UFR) of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Zagreb (FVM) started using live animal-based teaching and training since academic year 2019/2020 mostly with dogs, rats, and mice. We issued a consent from the Committee for Ethics in Veterinary Medicine of FVM on the ethical acceptability of the use of live animals, in the teaching of the Physiology of Domestic Animals I and II in Croatian and English programme. The live animals-based teaching and training is used for demonstration of venepuncture sites, palpation of subcutaneous lymph nodes, as models for electrocardiography and electromyography recording, auscultation of heart sounds and palpation of superficial arteries regarding heart rate determination, observation and auscultation of breathing, observation of feeding behaviour, auscultation of rumination, and observation of behaviour in memory and learning. This method of teaching was welcomed by students and proved effective in connecting physiology course objectives and learning outcomes. Students expressed content of being able to see and pet live animals as well as better understand physiology in visualisation of theory. Students also were more excited and more interested when using live animals compared to using of models for palpation or demonstration of venepuncture sites. In conclusion, live animals-based teaching and training have a pedagogical merit but it also teaches students to balance the ethical and responsible animal care with their educational value. Live animals-based teaching and training provide observation and comparison skills that instill in students a respect for the value of life and the importance of responsible animal care.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

POVEZANOST RADA