Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-26-2021
Publication Title
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning
Volume
15
Issue
2
First page number:
1
Last page number:
12
Abstract
Undergraduate and graduate students in courses designed to introduce research techniques in exercise physiology were provided the novel opportunity through Project-based Learning (PBL) to utilize a prototype device to measure energy expenditure (EE). This report summarizes how EE measurements were incorporated via PBL into course-required experiments and determined perceived understanding of exercise and metabolism. Undergraduate experiments included measurement of EE following high intensity cycling preceded by a motivating yell, and EE after upper-body and lower-body exercise performed at simulated altitude. Graduate experiments included evaluation of the EE cost of skipping, and EE during longboard skateboarding. Undergraduate students perceived greater increases in competencies while graduate students seized the opportunity to design more creative experiments that pushed the boundaries of their education.
Keywords
excercise metabolism; choice-based learning; collaborative education
Disciplines
Health and Physical Education
File Format
File Size
814 KB
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Navalta, J. W.,
Davis, D. W.,
Carrier, B.,
Sertic, J. V.,
Cater, P.
(2021).
Teaching Applied Exercise Physiology Using a Prototype Energy Expenditure Measurement Device.
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 15(2),
1-12.
http://dx.doi.org/10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.31525