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Practical training in physiology education serves a unique and essential role beyond merely complementing lectures by cultivating the foundational scientific thinking skills required for medical professionals. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the distinct educational role of practical laboratory work beyond lecture supplementation in undergraduate physiology education.

September 3, 2026Folia Pharmacologica Japonica

Role of practical work in education of physiology: nurturing scientific thinking

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KHKatsuya HiranoKagawa University

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Educational review demonstrates the distinct value of practical work in physiology education for undergraduate healthcare students, indicating its essential role in nurturing scientific thinking.

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To examine the distinct educational role of practical laboratory work beyond lecture supplementation in undergraduate physiology education.
Educational analysis evaluating traditional lecture-based instruction versus practical and laboratory-based methods in undergraduate healthcare curricula.
Conceptual categorization of physiology practicals into basic knowledge reinforcement and clinical application translation.
Practical laboratory training provides a unique pedagogical framework that cultivates scientific thinking by teaching students to separate empirical facts from subjective opinions through logical deduction.
While curriculum time constraints restrict the volume of topics covered in laboratory sessions compared to lectures, practical training fulfills an independent and indispensable educational objective unachievable by didactic lectures alone.

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Katsuya Hirano (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9934cf636c6408cfa7c836 https://doi.org/10.1254/fpj.25072

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Educational review demonstrates the distinct value of practical work in physiology education for undergraduate healthcare students, indicating its essential role in nurturing scientific thinking.

Role of practical work in education of physiology: nurturing scientific thinking

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Role of practical work in education of physiology: nurturing scientific thinking

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