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Peer Review

The HIV Infection Cycle

Reviewed:
Mar 30, 2015 by Biology
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 4.8 stars
Content Quality: 4.5 stars
Effectiveness: 4.8 stars
Ease of Use: 5.0 stars
Overview:
Animation of how the HIV virus infects cells. Questions to test student understanding are also included.
Type of Material:
Animation
Recommended Uses:
Classroom or out of class review.
Technical Requirements:
Adobe Flash
Identify Major Learning Goals:
None stated. However, users will learn how HIV infects cells.
Target Student Population:
High school or college biology students
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic understanding of cells and the central dogma.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The information is accurate and provides a good basic background about the material
  • Animations are well done and show good detail
  • Each step is clearly shown
  • Quality illustration of a complex process
Concerns:
  • The conversion of RNA to protein is glossed over and may be a bit misleading

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
  • Good connection between animation and questions to test student understanding
  • Could be used to create assignments or exam questions
  • Sample questions (and answers) are provided at the ends of sections
Concerns:
  • Questions were fairly basic multiple choice recall questions

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The information is well organized
  • Very easy to navigate to the different major sections of site
  • Narrations and animations played simultaneously without problems
  • Ability to pause the material and discuss.
Concerns:
  • None
Other Issues and Comments:
The authors have done a good job with this site.
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