Design, implementation, and assessment of an HPL-inspired undergraduate course on biomechanics

Abstract

The innovations made in the design, implementation and assessment of an How People Learn (HPL)-inspired undergraduate course on biomechanics was discussed. Major focus of the current activities in the biomechanics domain that are based on the HPL model draws all the latest learning materials developed within the biomechanics domain. The goals of the course were: to teach students about relationships between musculoskeletal structure and function in the context of human movement, provide real life examples of biomechanical situations that are familiar and interesting and teach students to think about complex problems. The results show that the HPL model scored better on the questions designed to test transfer.