Preliminary Assessment of the Effect of a Flipped Classroom Combined with Mind Mapping on Learning Outcomes in Ultrasound Use in Animal Husbandry Education: A Comparison with Traditional Lecture-Based Learning Among Third-Year BS Students in China.

Xiangqi Hao, Haigang Wu, Zhehui Qu, Guangqiang Zhang, Kaiwei Deng

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Xiangqi HaoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Imaging and Diagnostic Ultrasound), College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1316-1415

Haigang WuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Imaging and Diagnostic Ultrasound), College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464000, China.

Zhehui QuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Imaging and Diagnostic Ultrasound), College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464000, China.

Guangqiang ZhangDepartment of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Imaging and Diagnostic Ultrasound), College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464000, China.

Kaiwei DengDepartment of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Imaging and Diagnostic Ultrasound), College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang 464000, China.

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High-Quality Course Development Foundation of Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University 2025YJKC018Research and Practice Project of Education and Teaching Reform of Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University 2021XJGLX20

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To increase teaching effectiveness in the context of veterinary ultrasonography, we employed a flipped classroom combined with a mind mapping methodology for ultrasound use in animal husbandry education. A total of 61 students (experimental class, n = 30; control class, n = 31) participated in this study. Students in the experimental class prepared and presented group topics over a two-week pre-class period and subsequently engaged in question-and-answer sessions. Next, mind maps were generated with the assistance of AI tools, thus establishing a systematic knowledge framework. An in-class test (the Mann-Whitney U test) was administered after the lesson, and a 6-item questionnaire was designed to evaluate students' levels of satisfaction. The combination of a flipped classroom with mind mapping was associated with a rightward shift in the score distribution, with more students in the experimental group scoring 90-100 (7 vs. 2). The Mann-Whitney U test revealed no statistically significant differences between the groups (U = 361.0,

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animal husbandryeducationflipped classroommind mappingveterinaryveterinary ultrasound

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PMID42511008

DOI10.3390/ani16142129

PMCPMC13404594

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