Test Debriefing Boosts Student Learning | TAPP Radio 11

 Kevin discusses recent news that a new human organ has been discovered. Systematic debriefing by students after each test can boost their learning. Kevin explains a tool he uses to help students learn how to analyze their tests effectively. Has a new organ been discovered? (4 min) Students benefit from debriefing after each test. (18.5 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram! Interstitium. Illustration by Jill Gregory. Printed with permission from Mount Sinai Health System, licensed under CC-BY-ND.   (0:46) Has a new human organ discovered? Or is this news mostly hype? Or is the answer somewhere in the middle? Structure and Distribution of an Unrecognized Interstitium in Human Tissues (original research report) Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads (article about the original report) That “New Organ” Everyone Is Freaking Out About Is Probably Not New (article outlining criticism of the original report) Is the Interstitium Really a New Organ? (another article interprets the original report) Is This Tissue a New Organ? Maybe. A Conduit for Cancer? It Seems Likely. (yet another opinioon) The Human Organ Discovered in 2018 (and we have another opinion) (4:56) Testing can be a powerful learning strategy. Debriefing in a systematic way after each test can leverage the learning value of tests and boost learning even more. Test Analysis (Lion Den web page for students) Student Success Increases When They Debrief After Tests (blog post for professors) Test Analysis Form (worksheet download; Lion Den downloads page; or use short URL: lionden.com/downloads.htm) Learn From Your Mistakes! (blog post for students; includes video showing how to use form) If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page. Transcript available at the script page. Listen to any episode on your Alexa device. Join The A&P Professor social network: Blog Twitter @theAPprofessor Facebook theAPprofessor Instagram theAPprofessor YouTube