From the Michigan Education through Learning Objects website: The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has worked over the past three years to facilitate the integration of curriculum-based sequences of online learning objects (LOs) that complement classroom pedagogy in large enrollment gateway courses. MELO's goal is to enhance student learning, engagement, and persistence in college through the use of these learning objects. This specific learning object is a simple matching and fill-in-the blank downloable worksheet that students may complete to match functions with elements of the brain in humans.
Type of Material:
Quiz/Test (stored within a Learning Object Repository)
Recommended Uses:
Students can use the website to review parts of the brain and quiz themselves.
This assignment can be completed individually by students during a concept check, or as a team exercise.
Instructors can use the worksheet to test their students.
Technical Requirements:
This file may be downloaded in either MS Word or .pdf format. A reader capable of opening either format is required to successfully complete this activity.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Students will learn the parts of the brain through a midsagittal section.
Students will learn the physical locations and structures within the brain and the related fucntions that occur in those areas (i.e., senses, motoric function, etc.).
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, High School
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
An introduction to brain structures is necessary. Neither the website nor the worksheet includes pronunciations of the parts of the brain.
A preliminary background in biology would be useful prior to completing this learning exercise.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The website covers sections of the brain clearly and with visuals; the worksheet covers each of these as well.
The handout has three (3) core exercises: matching terms to definitions; labeling areas of the brain on a drawing of a brain; and a 12 question fill-in-the-blank quiz. Each item assesses a student's abilty to successfully apply knowledge of function of brain structures.
Concerns:
Pronunciations for terms would be beneficial.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
This is an excellent concept check for students learning about parts of and functions of the brain.
The physical separation of sections of the brain is very helpful for understanding where the sections are in addition to their function.
Concerns:
The worksheet is helpful as long as students are working with a knowledgeable instructor.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The MELO website is easy to use. One can go through all the information or use the Table of Contents to review only certain structures.
This document is easy to download and review. Both the MS Word and .pdf documents opened without fail.
Concerns:
The worksheet is easy to use and helpful once one has studied the material.
For users requiring a zoom for visual accommodations, please note that the graphical depiction of the brain distorts at a high level zoom; it would be recommended that a higher-resolution image replace this graphic in both the MS Word and .pdf documents.
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