Get Your Students Hired
Mystery week term exercise is very similar to the trivia games played at sports bars where participants score more points when they answer the question with the fewest clues. If the software is available the program, individuals could vie for the highest score (like the sports bar, minus the beer!) but groups could also try for top score.
Not all students thrive in groups and have some fear or anxiety around large groups of people they are unfamiliar with. Alternating between fun group and individual work helps the students thrive in the classroom.
I like the matching game. I like doing it as individuals then creating teams to increase their speed and understanding if a person is struggle the team can help to create understanding.
I used the matching notecard activity in my class yesterda, and it went really well. I will use it again.
I love crossword and even the word search. However, I never really knew an easy way to create it, nor did I take the time to search for available tools for the creation of the assignment.
I really liked the mystery word idea. It rewards concentration and stimulates problem solving.
In this module, I learned that although games and class activities are effective teaching/learning tools, different students have different learning preferences and comfort zones. In this module, we learned individual learning activites that might better suit such learners.
I learned a multitude of games to peak interest in my classroom and fill up time. I think the ball toss would be a good game . Everyone would be standing and they can't be falling to sleep in the class.
I really like the Make Me a Match Cards game! In addition to doing terms and definitions, I'm going to do infections/diseases and clinical manifestations.
learned there is a multitude of games to play instead of continuing to fill class time with lectures.
I think Crossword Puzzles are a great option for students who are analytical and maybe more independent learners.
Definitely could be used for reinforcement of learning.
I think all of them are interesting, but I'll most likely use the Crossword, Word Searches, Make me a match, and Mystery Weekly Term more often than the sports games. I also will look into trying the relay races.
I liked all of the suggetions for increasing the retention of medical terminology. If I had to chose I would implement the mystery term week because this activity also carried over afer school. I also liked make a match becaue that would really get them motivated in school.