A game for teaching antimicrobial mechanisms of action.
Med Teach
; 31(9): e383-92, 2009 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19811173
BACKGROUND: Alternative teaching tools have proved to enhance students' interest and knowledge skills. AIM: To integrate basic Bacteriology with mechanisms of action of antimicrobial agents. METHODS: The board has 121 squares, including squares with question marks and antimicrobial agents. Each student receives a card with a clinical case, identification of the bacterium and its resistance to antimicrobials. The student rolls a dice and moves the corresponding number of squares. The game depends on the dice values rolled, the bacterial resistance profile, and the questions the student has to answer each time he/she lands on a question mark. Previously, the students were given a lecture about the subject. On the day of the game, students answered a pre-test and a post-test. The paired t-test was used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS: The game was applied to 78 students of the Medicine and Pharmacy undergraduate courses of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. There was an increase in the number of right answers and a decrease in the number of unknown answers. There were no significant differences between the courses. CONCLUSION: The game could be applied to other undergraduate courses in the field of Health Sciences.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ensino
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Bactérias
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Bacteriologia
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Farmacorresistência Bacteriana
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Aprendizagem
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Anti-Infecciosos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Teach
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido