Mulvihill CK; American Society for Microbiology. General Meeting.
Abstr Gen Meet Am Soc Microbiol. 1995; 95: 486 (abstract no. W-1).
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa 15212, USA.
AIDS is in most college Micro courses, but, contrary to expectations, students' beliefs and attitudes do not change after exposure to "correct information." A novel 4-hr. end-of-course "HIV Project" encourages conceptual change within the student by: 1) giving students responsibility for producing class material, 2) using authentic tasks whose outcome is not foreknown, 3) allowing students to choose an activity that fits with their learning styles, 4) using diverse knowledge sources, including "fringe" claims about AIDS, 5) requiring students to integrate their prior knowledge about viruses, immunity, and infectious disease, 6) illustrating the interplay between science and society, 7) demonstrating the fluid tentative nature of science, 8) requiring students to confront stereotypes about AIDS (e.g., irrational fears of contagion), 9) challenging the student who expects right or wrong answers. Activities include student-designed surveys and use of professional and lay articles. The unit has been offered twice with favorable evaluations in a four-credit sophomore Microbiology course for allied health students.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Evaluation Studies
- HIV
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
- Students
- Teaching
- microbiology
- organization & administration
Other ID:
UI: 102215177
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