Educational research
As an institution of higher education, ATSU is building capacity to study the pedagogical learning processes, human attributes, interactions, and institutions that shape educational outcomes. Educational research scholarship seeks to describe, understand, and explain how learning takes place and how formal and informal contexts impact learning outcomes. Examples of ATSU’s funded educational research include:
- The American Medical Association (AMA) awarded $30,000 to SOMA for Professional Development and Scholarly Activity Weeks to Enhance the Master Adaptive Learning Curriculum, which evaluates the progression of students as they become Master Adaptive Learners following 4 weeks of unique case-based curriculum.
- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) awarded SOMA $3,500 for a project entitled Determining if a Required Online Graded Curriculum in the Clerkship Years Enhances Student Performance on National Standardized Exams.