A Fun Way to Learn Terminology: The Crossword Puzzle

Raines, RN Deborah

doi:10.1111/j.1751-486x.2007.00114.x

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“…Although only a few students consented to participate in the focus-group discussions and hence, the number of focus groups was below than recommended, 15 the survey responses further support it and this finding has been consistently reported in previous studies on the use of crossword puzzles. 1,5,6,8,12,19,20,[23][24][25][26] Attitude is known to influence the students' learning, 27 and hence crossword puzzles have the potential of being beneficial for learning terminology in different settings. Indeed, previous research has shown that puzzles are effective both as an in-class activity 6-8, 12, 19, 23 and as a self-learning tool.…”

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“…Traditionally, students were encouraged to learn terminology by rote memorization and recall, recognized as 'passive learning' methodologies, which are perceived as boring and time-consuming tasks, and so students try to avoid them. 1 There is growing interest in the use of games for educational purposes. 2 Although games can often be seen as a recreational activity, 3 when they are designed for learning, teaching, and training purposes, and thus serve as educational tools, they have been called "serious games".…”

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“…10 Grid games have been evaluated as a teaching tool in medical, 6, 11 pharmacy 12 and nurse education. 1 However, to the best of the author's knowledge, no previous study has investigated the use of crossword puzzles as a tool in veterinary education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether crossword puzzles are more effective than rote memorization for learning terminology by veterinary students.…”

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Usefulness of Crossword Puzzles in Helping First-Year BVSc Students Learn Veterinary Terminology

Abuelo¹,

Castillo²,

May³

2016

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

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(Spain) at the time of this study. His main area of research focuses on the metabolic changes that occur around calving in dairy cattle and he is also interested in educational methods that could facilitate students' learning and methods of assessment of clinical skills. He is currently Lecturer in Ruminant Health and Production at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University (Australia) and Secretary&Treasurer of the Spanish Association for Veterinary Education (VetDoc). E-mail: aabuelo@csu.edu.au. ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9734-0148.Cristina Castillo BVSc, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain. ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2467-6406. Her research focuses on ruminants' metabolism, particularly on the effects that nutrition have on it. She is also interested in methods to increase students' communication skills while learning. She is the current president of the Spanish Association for Veterinary Education (VetDoc).Stephen A. May, VetMB, PhD, DVR, DEO, FHEA, FRCVS, DipECVS, is the Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery and the Deputy Principal, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield AL9 7TA UK. Stephen is the Director of the Lifelong Independent Veterinary Education (LIVE) Centre that supports discipline-focused pedagogical research in veterinary education. His areas of research include teaching, learning and assessment, equine lameness, and large-animal diagnostic imaging. 2 AbstractAppropriate terminology is essential for successful communication among health professionals. However, students were traditionally encouraged to learn terminology by rote memorization and recall, strategies that students try to avoid. The use of crossword puzzles as a learning tool has been evaluated in other education disciplines, but not for terminology related to veterinary science. Hence, the objective of this study was to test whether crossword puzzles are an effective aid in the process of learning veterinary terms. Forty-two first-year students were randomly divided into two groups and their previous knowledge of veterinary terms tested. One group received a list of 30 terms with their definitions and the other one the same list plus six specially designed puzzles incorporating these 30 terms. Subsequently, both groups completed a post-intervention test and the results were compared statistically. The results showed that the students using the crossword puzzles performed better in the post-intervention test, and retained correctly more terms than the students using just rote learning. In addition, qualitative data, gathered through an electronic survey and focus group discussions, revealed a positive attitude of students towards the use of crossword puzzles.

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Usefulness of Crossword Puzzles in Helping First-Year BVSc Students Learn Veterinary Terminology

Abuelo¹,

Castillo²,

May³

2016

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

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“…Many efforts have been made in the medical field to render the most effective teaching-learning process. For this purpose, several methodologies have been and continue to be used as: board game (ROSE, 2011), cards games (ROSADAS, 2012), information and technology communication (BUTTON, HARRINGTON and BELAN, 2013;KOIVUNEN, ANTTILA, KUOSMANEN et al, 2014;VASCONCELOS and VASCONCELOS, 2013), using the internet (ALFIERI, PORTELANCE, SOUHAMI et al, 2012), the use of social networks (FORGIE, DUFF and ROSS, 2013;MCANDREW and JOHNSTON, 2012;TAM and EASTWOOD, 2012), teaching video (KNÖSEL, JUNG and BLECKMANN, 2011), as well as the crosswords (BAILEY, HSU and DICARLO, 1999;CALDERON, SACHDEVA, ROY-CHAUDHURY et al, 2012;GAIKWAD and TANKHIWALE, 2012;RAINES, 2007;SAXENA et al, 2009;SHAH, LYNCH and MACIAS-MORIARITY, 2010;SPEERS, 1994).…”

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“…Since then, the crossword has appeared in newspapers and magazines as a way to pass time, and as fun and entertainment. Nevertheless, these characteristics are contributing in different areas of medical education (RAINES, 2007).…”

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An alternative methodology for teaching and evaluation in medical education: crosswords

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Introduction: Crosswords have been used to complement medical education in a fun way, yet they were not used as a method for the evaluation of students' performance. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the development of crosswords and verify their validity as a method of performance evaluation in embryology. Materials and Methods: We used crossword based on subjects about stages of embryonic development with different levels of difficulty. To validate the crossword as the evaluation method of teaching, two evaluation methods were applied (the traditional and with crosswords, simultaneously) on students of Federal University of Piaui. The performance of students was analyzed with Pearson's correlation coefficient and data were analyzed to check for normal distribution through the Shapiro-Wilk test with significance level of 0.05. The tests were performed on the BioEstat statistical software version 5.0. Results: As result a total of 28 students were evaluated. It was observed that the resulting score of both the traditional and crossword evaluation methods demonstrating normal distribution (p=0.4127 and p=0.7016, respectively), did not present vices and tendencies. The average scores were 7.1 ± 2.0 and 6.9 ± 1.7 for the traditional and crossword evaluation methods, respectively, showing statistically significant difference (p=0.0001; r=0.67), demonstrating a moderate Pearson's correlation between the methods. Conclusion: In conclusion, crosswords may be used as supplementary material for teaching embryology. Also, crossword functioned as validated and reproducible method of performance evaluation that can be used in as alternative and/or complementary teaching of embryology or other disciplines in the medical ield.

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An innovation to facilitate student engagement and learning: Crossword puzzles in the classroom

Raines

2010

Teaching and Learning in Nursing

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A Fun Way to Learn Terminology: The Crossword Puzzle

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Usefulness of Crossword Puzzles in Helping First-Year BVSc Students Learn Veterinary Terminology

Usefulness of Crossword Puzzles in Helping First-Year BVSc Students Learn Veterinary Terminology

An alternative methodology for teaching and evaluation in medical education: crosswords

An innovation to facilitate student engagement and learning: Crossword puzzles in the classroom

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