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SoTL Institute Presentation
Samantha Elliott Kerry
July 18, 2008
Context
Roleplay exercise to introduce how an immune response works
Needed to scale up to a larger class Preliminary work
– Pre-test/post-test (10 multiple choice questions on basic content)
– It’s fun but do they learn anything?– Will I see differences in learning between the small and
large classes?– How much will students who observe the roleplay learn
compared with those directly participating?
What’s my problem?
What is the efficacy of using roleplay to introduce basic concepts in Immunology compared to a traditional lecture?
Sub-questions
Do students answer more total questions correctly after participating in/observing the roleplay, as compared to students who listened to lecture?
Do students who participate in/observe the roleplay answer more higher order thinking questions correctly compared to students who listened to lecture?
Is there a gain in knowledge when the roleplay is reinforced/reviewed using lecture (or vice versa)? Does the order matter (is lecture roleplay more beneficial than roleplay lecture?)
Methods
Adapt original 10 multiple choice pre-test/post-test– Add 5 higher order thinking questions (Bloom’s)– Add 1 question to determine whether students
read the book and/or notes before class Use in Principles of Biology course
– Two sections, approximately 60 students each– Check class average GPA to determine if
sections are truly identical
Methods (cont.)
Both sections get pre-test on first day of Immunology content (last week of the Fall semester)
Section 1 listens to traditional lecture, Section 2 performs/observes roleplay
Both sections get post-test #1 Next class period, information is reinforced by the
opposite method (Section 1 gets roleplay, etc.) Both sections get post-test #2
Long-term information retention?
Include questions on final exam– Only approximately 1 week after content is
covered!
Affective data
SALG survey of student opinions on their learning– Demographic questions
Yes/no: did you experience the roleplay before hearing the lecture about immunology?
Yes/no: did you hear lecture before experiencing the roleplay? Yes/no: did you directly participate in the roleplay? Yes/no: did you observe the roleplay?
– Likert scale questions Did the roleplay help you learn how an immune response works? Do you wish the order that you were introduced to the topic was
reversed? (lecture before lab or vice versa)?– Free response question
Did you enjoy learning about immunology through use of roleplay? Why or why not?
Data analysis
Look at # of correct questions on pre-test compared to post-test(s).
Look at # of correct questions on final exam Score Likert scale questions from student
survey Code free response questions on survey