GC 1135

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Murray Jensen
Jennifer Connor
Gabriel Romero
Paul and Walker, too!
 GC 1135 - Background
• General College Freshman
• Retention and Motivation
• Large Lecture
• Universal Design
• Cooperative Quizzes
• Art Projects
• Technology
 The Challenges

• Increase students’ understanding of

anatomy and physiology
• Increase students’ time on task
• Increased focus - “What do I study?”
• Increase students’ engagement
 Interventions

• WebCT Vista online assessments

• WebAnatomy suite of activities
 WebCT Vista

• What is it
• How we use it
 No-point quizzes
 Pre tests - for bonus points on tests
• Increased time on task
• Structured studying
 Evaluation of WebCT Vista: Spring
2005
# Attempts # Students (N=113) %
0 24 21.2
1 18 15.9
2 12 10.6
3 19 16.8
4 20 17.7
5 5 4.4
6 6 5.3
7 5 4.4
8 3 2.7
9 1 .9
 Evaluation of WebCT Vista: Spring 2005

• Correlation between Total Attempt of

WebCT Vista Quizzes and Final Grade:
r = .297
• Correlation between Total Attempt of
WebCT Vista Quizzes and Final Exam
Score:
r = .337
 Comparison of students that used WebCT Vista
and those did not: Spring 2005
N Mean on Final
Exam
Did not Use 24 65.92

One to Three 49 71.24

Times
Four or More 40 79.28

All Students 113 72.96

 Paper-Pencil Quizzes in Spring
2002 and 2005
• WebCT Vista not used in Spring 2002
• Compared final exam scores for two
groups
• Groups began similarly, ’02 quiz one
(paper-pencil) average score 82% and ’05
quiz one (paper-pencil) average score
79%
• Quiz one usually correlates with final exam
(e.g. in ’02 r = .464; in ’05 r = .451)
 Final Exam Comparison
N Mean Final
Exam
No attempt in 24 65.92
2005
Attempt in 2005 89 74.85

WebCT Vista not 91 63.99

available in 2002

Total 204 68.96

 WebCT Vista Conclusions

• Increased use of WebCT Vista pre-tests

will increase final exam scores.

• Increased use of WebCT Vista pretest will

increase learning - - we hope.
WebAnatomy
The Anatomy Bowl
 WebAnatomy

• Fun
• Low stress
 Features of the New Game

• Database driven
• Multiple players
• Students log-in
• Records are maintained
• More fun than WebCT Vista
• It’s a game
 Long Term

• How does WebCT Vista and Web

Anatomy affect “thinking skills” or
“problem-solving skills” in biology.
• Competition and cooperation