"Academic Burnout in Human Anatomy & Physiology I Students" by Shivani Shukla
 

Honors Theses

Date of Award

Spring 5-10-2025

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Public Health

First Advisor

Carol Britson

Second Advisor

Carla Carr

Third Advisor

Sharday Ewell

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

Human Anatomy and Physiology I is the study of the function and structure of the human body. It is a challenging class that many students have to take for their undergraduate degree. Due to the vast information that is given in this complex class, students can struggle with understanding the material and knowing how to study thus leading to burnout in the course. Understanding why students undergo burnout in their courses could uncover ways that professors and institutions could help the students to prevent burnout. The goal of this study was to determine the level of burnout in Human Anatomy and Physiology I students. The students in Human Anatomy and Physiology I were asked to complete three in person surveys and five online surveys to determine when the level of burnout occurs in this course. The burnout surveys were modeled after MBI-SS. This was also measured against the scores of the students’ five exams and two lab practicals. This study found that there was a low correlation between burnout and exam correlations. However, the students had high levels reported throughout the surveys suggesting the students unable to recognize burnout from frustration or stress. We also found that students with high scores on the exams and practicals scored the same on the burnout surveys as the students with low scores on the exams and practicals.

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