title: Learning from panel boards: T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte self-tolerance game.
abstract: Immunology is a vast, complex and challenging subject. To facilitate students' understanding, the authors have created a T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte self-tolerance game. The T-lymphocyte self-tolerance game consisted of 24 cardboard pieces with illustrations and statements about self-tolerance mechanisms and one large panel board. The B-lymphocyte panel board consisted of 11 cardboard pieces with illustrations and statements about self-tolerance mechanisms, and two large panels. Students had to associate mechanisms of self-tolerance with the corresponding cardboard pieces. In total, 120 students attended the session. Of these, 95.8% considered that the panel board facilitated their understanding; 95% affirmed they understood how T- and B-lymphocyte self-tolerance worked. Students' grades improved significantly. The good results obtained show the value of using a panel board when approaching a subject that is vast and complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Vasco da Gama 176/604, Porto Alegre--RS, Brazil, CEP 90420-111.
authors.forename: Gabriela Unchalo
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: Ana Cecília Michel
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Da Rosa
authors.forename: Renné Gusmão
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Busnello
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melchior
authors.forename: Paulo Ricardo
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Masiero
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Scroferneker
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000193:education*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006801:Humans; D013601:T-Lymphocytes