title: On the Origins of Perceptions: Student Perceptions of Active Learning and Their Implications for Educational Reform.
abstract: This Conversation Starters article presents a selected research abstract from the 2016 Association of American Medical Colleges Central Region Group on Educational Affairs annual spring meeting. The abstract is paired with the integrative commentary of three experts who shared their thoughts stimulated by the study. These thoughts highlight the value of exploring what drives student perceptions of active learning in order to reform medical education.
authors.affiliation: a Office of Medical Education, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Istas
authors.affiliation: a Office of Medical Education, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paolo
authors.affiliation: a Office of Medical Education, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Benito A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Berardo
authors.affiliation: a Office of Medical Education, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonaminio
authors.affiliation: b Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fontes
authors.affiliation: c Department of Family and Community Medicine , University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walling
authors.affiliation: c Department of Family and Community Medicine , University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: d Department of Medical Education , Southern Illinois University School of Medicine , Springfield , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: Anna T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cianciolo
authors.affiliation: e Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Minnesota Medical School , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Englander
authors.affiliation: d Department of Medical Education , Southern Illinois University School of Medicine , Springfield , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.affiliation: f Undergraduate Medical Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lomis
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013334:Students