This site holds a complete A and P lab course including labs and self tests for the student. The illustrations, microscope slide images, and photos of 3D anatomical models and dissections excellent and the student self test reviews material in a logical and complete way. The layout of the site is relatively easy to navigate. The table of contents links to19 units in A and P.
Type of Material:
Interactive Lesson/Tutorial
Recommended Uses:
College and advanced secondary level preparation or follow up study of human anatomy
Technical Requirements:
HTML
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To provide a "virtual laboratory" experience for students or for those who do not have access to these materials and to help students study materials for laboratory practical exams.
Target Student Population:
college and secondary school students studying Human Anatomy & Physiology
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
none
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The material is clearly laid out, accurate and integrates content well.
The material is of high quality and is clearly and well written
The site holds an extensive range of materials for and student who wishes to review material.
Concerns:
The images, though while clear, are rather small, the ability to see a larger version of image would be helpful
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Provides a good range of information to aid student understanding
The site provides an amazing source of information and practice situations for students
The self-test feature allows students to test how well they remember the structures
Concerns:
The text in the Lab section of the site can be a little dense, additional formatting of the text would make it more readable. Also, highlighting the features identified in the pictures would help users find specific information more quickly.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The links are all complete and the site is relatively easy to navigate to major units
Concerns:
There are some inconsistencies in the navigation that make it difficult to move between major units while the content without returning the top level table of contents.
When at unit tables of contents, the user can only progress to the next unit, not to the previous unit, and the next unit is not identified.
The answers to the self-tests are visible on page when the question is loaded when viewed in 1024x768 pixel display. It would be helpful if they were off the screen (as the author intended)
Other Issues and Comments:
Excellent website for instructors in this field
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