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Peer Review

Solve the Outbreak | Mobile Activities | CDC

Reviewed:
Oct 28, 2022 by Health Sciences
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 5.0 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 5.0 stars
Ease of Use: 5.0 stars
Overview:

Solve the Outbreak is an interactive app to simulate the learner's ability in becoming a disease detective. The learner is placed into a real life situation about solving an outbreak.

Type of Material:

Simulation

Recommended Uses:
  • Material could be used in an assessment course or clinical course for health professionals to help diagnostic reasoning and history taking.
  • This could be used to suppliment coursework. 
  • It is self-paced.
  • It could also be used as continuing education learning.
Technical Requirements:
  • Must have JavaScript enabled. Only works on Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and IE 10+. Safari on windows must have QuickTime installed. Game uses local storage, which must not be erased in order to save game progress.
Identify Major Learning Goals:

After active engagement with the material the learner will:

  • Describe epidemiology
  • Navigate through the 12 disease outbreaks in Level 1
  • Navigate through the disease outbreaks in Level 2
  • Discuss the purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Target Student Population:
  • Grade School, College General Ed, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
  • The skills are basic computer knowledge.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
  • Very engaging with quick feedback. Easy to use with intriguing music.
  • Concepts, models and results are valid and reliable.
  • The scenarios accurately depict reality.
  • The content is complete for the type of information.
  • The content is applicable for the health disciplines.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The material can be used for a potential problem, such as an outbreak.
  • The material facilitates learning in that there is a case and a question.
  • The learner gets points for answering the question right. If the learner answers the questions all appropriately, the learner can move to the next level. If the learner misses a question, the learner can do the module over and the same questions will be asked.
  • This interactive method of learning is fun, engaging, and feels rewarding.
  • This would appeal to multiple learning styles with audio, video, images, and text.
  • At the bottom of each question are tips, a glossary, and other material to enhance response accuracy.
  • Students can use the computer program anywhere they have an internet connection.
Concerns:

More written context for the scenarios would improve the simulation.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The information is realistic and presented in ways that are familiar to learners.
  • The material is easy to navigate.
  • It is interactive and provides instant feedback.
  • It is self-contained.
  • If clearly tells the learner when a question is not answered correctly and why.
  • Terms are defined in the glossary.
  • It is well-organized.
  • No plug-ins are required and there are no bugs.
  • Information is given in small amounts with learner interaction frequently.
Other Issues and Comments:

This learning activity is appealing as a tool to help with critical thinking and the importance history taking.

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