?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+Alternative+Teaching+Method+for+the+Regulation+of+the+Immune+Response&rft.creator=da+Rosa%2C+Ana+Cec%C3%ADlia+Michel&rft.creator=+Osowsk%2C+Luiz+Felipe&rft.creator=Tocchetto%2C+Andr%C3%A9a+Goya&rft.creator=+Niederauer%2C+Carlos+Eduardo&rft.creator=Andrade%2C+Cristiane+Maria+Benvenuto+Andrade&rft.creator=Scroferneker%2C+Maria+L%C3%BAcia+Scroferneker&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Purpose%3A+Our+teaching+experience+has+shown+that+dealing+with+the+molecular+aspects+of+the+immune+response+regulation+poses+several+difficulties.+Therefore%2C+we+developed+a+panel+board+to+verify+whether+or+not+this+active-learning+exercise+could+enhance+students%E2%80%99+learning+and+arouse+their+interest+in+subjects+that+are+basically+theoretical+and+complex.%0AMethods%3A+Twenty+cardboard+pieces+labeled+with+the+names+of+major+regulators+of+the+immune+response+and+three+panel+boards+with+explanations+on+how+major+regulators+work.+Students+had+to+match+the+cardboard+pieces+with+the+corresponding+explanation.%0AResults%3A+One+hundred+forty+students+participated+in+this+study.+The+overall+response+of+the+students+to+the+game+was+very+positive%3A+95.71%25+considered+the+panel+board+interesting+and+95%25+said+the+panel+board+facilitated+the+understanding+of+the+subject+matter.+The+students%E2%80%99+grades+significantly+improved+(P%3C0.0001).%0AConclusion%3A+The+results+obtained+show+the+importance+of+using+the+panel+board+when+trying+to+approach+a+subject+that+is+vast+and+complex+not+only+for+students+but+also+for+professors.&rft.date=2003-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3194%2F1%2Fres00069.pdf&rft.identifier=++da+Rosa%2C+Ana+Cec%C3%ADlia+Michel+and++Osowsk%2C+Luiz+Felipe+and+Tocchetto%2C+Andr%C3%A9a+Goya+and++Niederauer%2C+Carlos+Eduardo+and+Andrade%2C+Cristiane+Maria+Benvenuto+Andrade+and+Scroferneker%2C+Maria+L%C3%BAcia+Scroferneker++(2003)+An+Alternative+Teaching+Method+for+the+Regulation+of+the+Immune+Response.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3194%2F