title: Investigating an epidemic: a seven-part simulation used in teaching.
abstract: A seven-part exercise is described, based on published accounts of a school epidemic. Students have to complete each part before receiving the next: cumulative mistakes are therefore avoided. Analysis over four years shows consistent patterns of student responses. Details of statistical tests of the data are given.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012572:School Health Services; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods