TY - JOUR
T1 - Pros and cons of a group webpage design project in a freshman anatomy and physiology course
AU - Crisp, Kevin M.
AU - Jensen, Murray
AU - Moore, Randy
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - To generate motivation and promote the development of written communication skills, students in a freshman-level anatomy and physiology course for nonmajors created group webpages describing historically important diseases. After the groups had been formed, each individual was assigned specific components of the disease (e.g., causes or treatments), which were subsequently combined into a final product. Interviews and questionnaires were used to document students' previous educational experiences regarding, and attitudes toward, the project. Students learned more about website design than about anatomy and physiology, but students preferred the assignment over traditional term papers. Although most students could find relevant information for this project on the internet, they were uncritical in judging the accuracy of the information they found.
AB - To generate motivation and promote the development of written communication skills, students in a freshman-level anatomy and physiology course for nonmajors created group webpages describing historically important diseases. After the groups had been formed, each individual was assigned specific components of the disease (e.g., causes or treatments), which were subsequently combined into a final product. Interviews and questionnaires were used to document students' previous educational experiences regarding, and attitudes toward, the project. Students learned more about website design than about anatomy and physiology, but students preferred the assignment over traditional term papers. Although most students could find relevant information for this project on the internet, they were uncritical in judging the accuracy of the information they found.
KW - Cooperative learning
KW - Developmental education
KW - Multimedia
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U2 - 10.1152/advan.00120.2006
DO - 10.1152/advan.00120.2006
M3 - Article
C2 - 18057407
AN - SCOPUS:37149035527
SN - 1043-4046
VL - 31
SP - 343
EP - 346
JO - American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education
JF - American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education
IS - 4
ER -